Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1410 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere
Kunyomi: ねば.る
Onyomi: ネン
Composition: 米 占
Radical: 米
Meaning: rice
粘膜 (ネンマク) mucous membrane
粘土 (ネンド) clay
粘る (ねばる) to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to, to hold out, to linger