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粘り

ねばり

stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; perseverance

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Examples

  1. このご飯は粘りが強い。

    このごはんはねばりがつよい。

    This rice is very sticky.

  2. 彼の粘りのある走りに観客は沸いた。

    かれのねばりのあるはしりにかんきゃくはわいた。

    The crowd came alive at his dogged running.

  3. 最後まで粘りを見せて、一点差まで追い上げた。

    さいごまでねばりをみせて、いってんさまでおいあげた。

    They showed real grit to the end and closed the gap to a single point.

Common patterns

粘りが強い
to be very sticky / very tenacious
粘りを見せる
to show grit
粘り強い
persistent; tenacious

Memory tip

One image, two senses: dough and rice that cling (物理的な粘り), and a person who will not let go. 粘り強い "tenacious" is the commonest derivative and is high praise about effort, not about character.

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