粘り強い

• 読み: ねばりづよい
• ローマ字: nebaritsuyoi
• 漢字の分解: 粘 (nen/neba) — sticky, viscous; 強 (kyō/tsuyoi) — strong, powerful
• 発音: /ne̞baɾid͡zɯjo̞i/

意味

Tenacious; persistent; persevering. Describes the quality of not giving up despite obstacles or repeated setbacks.

An i-adjective combining the idea of stickiness (粘り) with strength (強い). While 根強い describes something externally entrenched, 粘り強い focuses on a person's internal drive to keep going. Common in contexts of negotiation, athletic endeavour, and academic effort.

例文

1. 粘り強い交渉の末、ようやく両者は合意に達した。
2. 何度失敗しても粘り強く挑戦し続ける姿勢が大切だ。
3. 彼女の粘り強い研究がついに画期的な発見につながった。

使い方ガイド

場面: sports, business, academics, self-improvement

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Compound of 粘り (stickiness, tenacity — from the verb 粘る, to be sticky or persistent) and 強い (strong). Evokes the persistence of something adhesive that refuses to let go.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal