粘ねばり強づよい

ね

ば

り

づ

よ

い

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

粘り強い · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	粘ねばり強づよい	粘ねばり強づよくない
Polite	粘ねばり強づよいです	粘ねばり強づよくないですalso 粘ねばり強づよくありません
Past polite	粘ねばり強づよかったです	粘ねばり強づよくなかったですalso 粘ねばり強づよくありませんでした
Past	粘ねばり強づよかった	粘ねばり強づよくなかった
Te-form	粘ねばり強づよくて	粘ねばり強づよくなくて
Adverbial	粘ねばり強づよく
Conditional	粘ねばり強づよければ	粘ねばり強づよくなければ
Tara conditional	粘ねばり強づよかったら	粘ねばり強づよくなかったら

Meanings

i-adjective

tenacious; persevering; persistent

Describes a person, attitude, or effort that does not give up easily; positive nuance of steady determination.

彼かれは粘ねばり強づよい交こう渉しょうで契けい約やくを勝かち取とった。
He won the contract through tenacious negotiation.
研けん究きゅうには粘ねばり強づよさが必ひつ要ようだ。
Research requires perseverance.

i-adjective

sticky; viscous

Literal sense of physical stickiness; less common than the figurative sense. Often used for food textures or adhesives.

この餅もちはとても粘ねばり強づよい。
This mochi is very sticky and chewy.

See all 53 example sentences ›

Usage patterns

粘ねばり強づよく〈動どう詞し〉to do something persistently/tenaciously
彼かれは最さい後ごまで粘ねばり強づよく戦たたかった。
He fought tenaciously until the end.
粘ねばり強づよい〈物もの〉describes a substance that is strongly sticky or viscous
この接せっ着ちゃく剤ざいは粘ねばり強づよい。
This adhesive is strong and sticky.
〈事こと〉に粘ねばり強づよく取とり組くむto tackle 〈something〉 with persistence
彼かの女じょは難むずかしい問もん題だいに粘ねばり強づよく取とり組くんだ。
She tackled the difficult problem with persistence.
〈相あい手て〉と粘ねばり強づよく交こう渉しょうするto negotiate persistently with 〈someone〉
彼かれらは相あい手てと粘ねばり強づよく交こう渉しょうした。
They negotiated persistently with the other side.
粘ねばり強づよく頑がん張ばるto persevere and keep trying hard
最さい後ごまで粘ねばり強づよく頑がん張ばってください。
Please keep persevering until the very end.

Kanji

粘sticky, glutinous, greasy
強strong

Related words· 7

辛しん抱ぼう強づよい sense 1
辛抱強い emphasizes patient endurance of hardship, while 粘り強い emphasizes not giving up on a goal despite difficulty.
粘ねばっこい sense 2
粘っこい is the more everyday word for something physically sticky or viscous, while 粘り強い in this literal sense sounds a bit more formal or technical.
忍にん耐たい強づよい sense 1
忍耐強い is a slightly more formal word for enduring hardship without complaint, whereas 粘り強い highlights persistent effort toward a result.
しつこいN3sense 1
しつこい implies annoying, excessive persistence that others find irritating, while 粘り強い describes admirable, steady determination.

Show 3 more

頑がん固こN2sense 1
頑固 means stubbornly unwilling to change one's mind, while 粘り強い focuses on sustained effort rather than rigidity.
しぶといN1
粘り強い describes calm, patient perseverance seen as admirable, while しぶとい suggests a tougher, more stubborn kind of persistence that can be seen positively or negatively.
不ふ屈くつ
粘り強い is an everyday i-adjective for tenacious, persistent effort, whereas 不屈 is a more formal noun describing a grand, unyielding spirit.

Built from

粘ねばる+強つよい

Written forms

粘ねばり強づよいUsage82%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news word.
ねばり強づよいUsage16%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
ねばりづよいUsage2%

Etymology

Compound of 粘り (ねばり, 'stickiness, tenacity', noun form of 粘る) + 強い (つよい, 'strong'). The figurative sense developed naturally from the idea of 'strong stickiness'.