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    3. 粘り強い

    粘り強い

    粘ねばり​強づよい​

    tenacious

    KMT7News #15+1AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    ねばり強い

    ねばりづよい

    Adjective

    1.
    tenacious, persevering, persistent, stubborn, steadfast
    2.
    sticky

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    彼かれは粘ねばり強づよい性せい格かくだ。

    He has a tenacious personality.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    粘ねばり強づよく交こう渉しょうを続つづけた結けっ果か、合ごう意いに達たっした。

    As a result of continuing negotiations tenaciously, we reached an agreement.

    KMT7Business & FinanceEmotions & Psychology
    スポーツ選せん手しゅには、最さい後ごまで諦あきらめない粘ねばり強づよい精せい神しん力りょくが求もとめられる。

    Athletes are required to have tenacious mental strength that doesn't give up until the end.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsEmotions & Psychology
    どんな困こん難なんに直ちょく面めんしても、粘ねばり強づよく努ど力りょくを続つづけることが成せい功こうへの鍵かぎだ。

    No matter what difficulties you face, continuing to make tenacious efforts is the key to success.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    研けん究きゅう者しゃは、失しっ敗ぱいを恐おそれず粘ねばり強づよく実じっ験けんを繰くり返かえす必ひつ要ようがある。

    Researchers need to repeat experiments tenaciously without fearing failure.

    KMT8Science & MathEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    粘
    ねば.る…(1)
    sticky・glutinous・greasy・persevere
    Kanji
    強
    つよ.い・つよ.まる・つよ.める・し.いる・こわ.い…(3)
    strong
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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