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粘る (ねばる) — to be sticky | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

粘る

ねばる

N1

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to be sticky
2to be adhesive
3to persist
4to stick to
5to persevere

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Kanji in this word

粘Sticky, Glutinous, Greasy11 strokes

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