粘
粘 — Sticky
sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere
On’yomiネン (nen)
Kun’yomiねばる (nebaru)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 粘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粘り | ねばり nebari | stickiness; viscosity; tenacity |
| 粘り強い | ねばりづよい nebarizuyoi | tenacious; persevering; persistent |
| 粘土 | ねんど nendo | clay |
| 粘る | ねばる nebaru | to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere |
| 粘着 | ねんちゃく nenchaku | cohesion; adhesion |
| 粘膜 | ねんまく nenmaku | mucous membrane; mucosa |
Study notes
粘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1410 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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