# 粘 — sticky

粘 means “sticky”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ネン (nen). Kun'yomi: ねば(る) (nebaru). You'll see it in words such as 粘り (nebari, “stickiness; viscosity”).

- Meaning: sticky
- On'yomi: ネン (nen)
- Kun'yomi: ねば(る) (nebaru)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Metal, stone & materials 1

## How to remember 粘

Parts: 米 rice · 占 fortune-telling

## Words with 粘

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 粘り | ねばり (nebari) | stickiness; viscosity |
| 粘る | ねばる (nebaru) | to be sticky; to be adhesive |

## Don't confuse it with

[店](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/shop/) · [点](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/point/)

## More in the “Metal, stone & materials 1” set

[核](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nucleus/) · [素](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/element/) · [鋼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/steel/) · [粘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sticky/) · [晶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crystal/) · [磁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/magnet/) · [鉛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lead-metal/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sticky/. Last updated 2026-11-01.