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49 粘り Stickiness

Meaning

Primary

Stickiness

Explanation

If 粘る is "to be sticky" then the noun version is stickiness.

Reading

ねばり

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading comes from 粘る.

Context

Context Sentences

一生懸命粘り強く努力すればいつかは報われると思っていましたが、それは間違いでした。

I believed hard work and persistent efforts would pay off some day, but it was wrong.

Kanji Composition