Keyword
sticky
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig989
Readings
ねん
(53%)
ねば
(33%)
(6%)
へな
(6%)
Composed of
rice
fortune-telling
Used in vocabulary (74 in total)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
mucous membrane
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
Examples (6 in total)
The heat of the sun hardens clay.
He shaped the statue from clay.
He hardened clay by putting it into a fire.
Bricks consist mostly of clay.
He has a spirit of tenacity.
He made a little statue out of soft clay.