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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

粘

Radical: 米

Meaning: rice

Reading: こめ

Frequency: 318

Alternative forms:

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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