Word Meaning

にかわ nikawa

膠 is read as にかわ (nikawa) and means gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)

Reading

Kana

にかわ

Romaji

nikawa

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

膠原病

こうげんびょう

collagen disease

Example Sentences

9

このはこはふるいにかわでほしゅうされた。

This box was repaired with old animal glue.

しょくにんはにかわでもくへんをくっつけた。

The craftsman joined the pieces of wood with animal glue.

そのにかわはかわくまでじかんがかかる。

That animal glue takes time to dry.

しっけでかみがにかわのようにゆびにねばりついた。

Because of the humidity, the paper stuck to my fingers like glue.

ふるいひきだしがにかわしたようにあかない。

The old drawer will not open, as if it were glued shut.

きんちょうでにかわしたてがうまくうごかなかった。

His hands, stiff with tension, would not move well.

かんがえがにかわして、けつろんをかえられなかった。

His thinking became rigid, and he could not change his conclusion.

かれはやくそくににかわして、ゆうずうがきかなかった。

He was stuck on the promise and could not be flexible.

はんだんがにかわして、みちをあやまった。

His judgment went astray, and he took the wrong path.