11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere

Kun'yomi
  • to be sticky ②to persevere
On'yomi
  • ネン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ねば 54.6%
ネン 45.4%

Character Breakdown

sticky, glutinous, greasy
ねば.る ネン (8th, N1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

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References

Unicode hex code 7C98
JIS X 0208 1-39-20
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3472
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4393
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1327
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1644
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 26901
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1679
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1707
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1824
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1612
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1470
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1559
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1497
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 930
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6b5.4
Four corner code 9196.0
De Roo Code 1077