粘ねばる

ねばる nebaru

to be sticky
to be adhesive
to persevere
to persist
to stick to

godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

黏；坚持

Examples

トムはマラソン大会で最後まで粘るも、ライバルに敗れた。
Even though Tom stuck it out to the end of the marathon, he lost to his rival.
汤姆在马拉松中坚持到最后，但输给了对手。
Tatoeba #9856994

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('946e4b8b9b'); // 粘る

{
  "id": "946e4b8b9b",
  "word": "粘る",
  "reading": "ねばる",
  "romaji": "nebaru",
  "meanings": [
    "to be sticky",
    "to be adhesive",
    "to persevere",
    "to persist",
    "to stick to"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1469700,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "トムはマラソン大会で最後まで粘るも、ライバルに敗れた。",
      "en": "Even though Tom stuck it out to the end of the marathon, he lost to his rival.",
      "tatoeba_id": 9856994
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "98172bbdce83d6be966f50cba1fc31994a2d7c7af82b6b1e7c9bd92ef55c0a46",
    "meanings": [
      "黏",
      "坚持"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "トムはマラソン大会で最後まで粘るも、ライバルに敗れた。",
        "zh": "汤姆在马拉松中坚持到最后，但输给了对手。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/946e4b8b9b",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1469700; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "e46443dcac08bfa9ebf3669de4cec83d6c28f220249fef179932f293c88c3a08"
  }
}