Word details

粘り強い

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 粘り強い.

Dictionary

Entry

粘り強いねばり強いばりづよ~い Adj.Freq #27628
1

tenacious; persevering; persistent; stubborn; steadfast

Examples
彼は粘り強い精神の持ち主だ。
He has a spirit of tenacity.
2

sticky

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere

11 strokesFrequency 1,410JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ネン

Kun

ねば.る

strong

11 strokesFrequency 112JLPT N3Grade 2

On

キョウゴウ

Kun

つよ.いつよ.まるつよ.めるし.いるこわ.い

Nanori

すね

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