Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to be sticky, to be stringy, to be glutinous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
粘つく ねばつく
 
粘付く ねばつく
 
 
 
 
ネバつく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sticky, glutinous, greasy
ねば.る ネン (Late Jr. High, N1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (Early Jr. High, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)