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粘: sticky

sticky; persevere
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 10 words here

Readings

On
ネン
Kun
ねばる

粘る(ねばる) "be sticky; hold out"; 粘り強い(ねばりづよい) "tenacious". ねん in 粘土(ねんど) "clay", 粘膜(ねんまく), 粘着(ねんちゃく) "adhesion".

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Key words

粘るねばるto be sticky; to persevere
粘土ねんどclay
粘膜ねんまくmucous membrane
粘り強いねばりづよいpersistent; tenacious
粘着ねんちゃくadhesion

Example sentences

The children played by making animal shapes out of clay.

We held on until the end of the game, but unfortunately we lost.

She kept negotiating persistently and finally won the contract.

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