JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 粘: "sticky, glutinous, greasy"
The kanji 粘 means "sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ネン in on'yomi and ねば.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ネン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ねば.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1410 of 2,501 |
Common words with 粘
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 粘るto be sticky; to be adhesive · to persevere; to persist; to stick to; to hold out
- 粘膜mucous membrane; mucosa
- 粘液mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
- 粘土clay
- 粘着cohesion; adhesion
- 粘つくto be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
- 粘り強いtenacious; persevering; persistent; stubborn · sticky
- 粘りstickiness; viscosity · tenacity; persistence
- 粘stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; gummy material · clay
- 粘性viscous; sticky; gluey · viscosity
- 粘度viscosity
- 粘っこいsticky; gummy; gooey; gluey · tenacious; persistent; dogged; stubborn
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