Illustration: At a community recreation room, a child rebuilds a tall tower of wooden blocks after repeated collapses. Scattered blocks surround the narrow surviving base, and several toppled sections lie beyond his elbows.

JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

粘ねばる

nebaru

to persist, to hold out

Example sentences

  1. トムはマラソン大会たいかいで最後さいごまで粘ねばるも、ライバルに敗やぶれた。

    Even though Tom stuck it out to the end of the marathon, he lost to his rival.

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  2. 最後さいごの一問いちもんも、時間切じかんぎれまで粘ねばって考かんがえた。

    I kept working on the last question until time ran out.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. 値段ねだんの交渉こうしょうで粘ねばったら、少すこし安やすくなった。

    I kept negotiating the price and got a small discount.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 粘

  • 粘sticky; glutinousOnネンKunねばる

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