The kanji 粘: meaning, readings and stroke order

粘

Meaning: sticky, hold on
On reading: ネン nen
Kun reading: ねば（る） nebaru
Strokes: 11
Radical: 米 rice
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: dính, dai dẳng (niêm)
Japanese: ねばねばする。ねばる。
Korean: 끈적하다, 끈질기다 (점)
Chinese: 粘、坚持

Readings, words and example sentences

ネン nen · on reading · less common

粘ねん土ど
clay
粘ねん土どで動物を作ります。
We make animals out of clay.

ねば（る） nebaru · kun reading

粘ねばる
to keep at it, to not give up
さいごまで 粘ねばります。
I keep at it until the very end.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.