noun

  1. stickiness, viscosity.
  2. tenacity, persistence.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
粘り ねばり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sticky, glutinous, greasy
ねば.る ネン (8th, 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 (7th, 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)