粘り

ねばり · nebari · JLPT N1 · noun

stickiness

粘 — rice 米 + occupy 占 (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 米 (rice) gives the meaning, since sticky rice paste was a common adhesive, while 占 supplies the sound. The character originally referred to glutinous, sticky substances like rice paste, and later broadened to mean 'sticky' or 'to stick/adhere' in general.

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