粘 — kanji meaning “sticky”
粘
sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere
- Meanings
- sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere
- On'yomi
- ネン (nen)
- Kun'yomi
- ねば.る
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1410 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 119
- Chinese reading
- nián, zhān — Chinese character page
Words with 粘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粘土 | ねんど nendo | clay |
| 粘り | ねばり nebari | stickiness; viscosity |
| 粘着 | ねんちゃく nenchaku | cohesion; adhesion |
| 粘膜 | ねんまく nenmaku | mucous membrane; mucosa |
| 粘る | ねばる nebaru | to be sticky; to be adhesive |
| 粘り強い | ねばりづよい nebarizuyoi | tenacious; persevering; persistent |
| 粘性 | ねんせい nensei | viscous; sticky; gluey |
| 粘り気 | ねばりけ nebarike | stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity |
| 粘液 | ねんえき nen'eki | mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid |
| 粘っこい | ねばっこい nebakkoi | sticky; gummy; gooey |
| 粘板岩 | ねんばんがん nenbangan | clay rock; slate |
| 粘々 | ねばねば nebaneba | sticky; gluey; gummy |
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