Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: rice

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ネンマク mucous membrane

ネンド clay

Kunyomi Examples

ねばる to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persevere, to persist, to stick to, to hold out, to linger