EntryCommon
  1. I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    tenacious; persevering; persistent; stubborn; steadfast

    彼は粘り強い精神の持ち主だ。
    He has a spirit of tenacity.
  2. sticky

Also written ねばり強い【ねばりづよい】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere

Kun
ねば.る
On
ネン
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1410 of 2500
Radical
rice
WaniKani
Level 47

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-6-5SKIP code
6b5.4The Kanji Dictionary
9196.0Four corner code
1077deroo
7c98Unicode hex code
1-39-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3472Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4393New Nelson (John Haig)
1327New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1681Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
893Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1212Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
921Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
989Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1859A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1644Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26901Morohashi
1679A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1707Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1824Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1612Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1470Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1559Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1497Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
930Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
nian2, zhan1Pinyin reading
jeomKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
47WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strong

Kun
つよ.いつよ.まるつよ.めるし.いるこわ.い
On
キョウゴウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
112 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

すね

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3h8.3The Kanji Dictionary
1323.6Four corner code
3571deroo
5f37Unicode hex code
1-22-15JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1695New Nelson (John Haig)
475New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
574Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
349Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
432Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1235Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1321Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
112A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1878Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
332Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9815Morohashi
100A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
217Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
217Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
192sakade
170Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
111henshall3
201Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
133crowley
111Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.11busy_people
611Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1243Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qiang2, jiang4, qiang3Pinyin reading
gangKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level