Info on the Kanji 渋 | What's a Kanji? |
| astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea | |
| onyomi | JUU |
| kunyomi | shibu, shibu-i, shibu-ru |
| stroke count | 11 |
| grade | s |
| jlpt level | N1 |
| Example words with 渋 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 渋しぶ shibu | astringent juice |
| 晦渋かいじゅう kaijuu | ambiguous / obscure / equivocal |
| 柿渋かきしぶ kaki shibu | persimmon juice |
| 苦渋くじゅう kujuu | bitterness / mortification / difficulty in understanding / distress / affliction |
| 渋々しぶ shibu | reluctantly / unwillingly |
| 渋いしぶい shibui | astringent / bitter / puckery / rough / harsh / tart / austere / elegant / refined / quiet / sober / sombre / subdued / tasteful / understated / sour / glum / grim / sullen / sulky / stingy / tight-fisted |
| 渋るしぶる shiburu | to hesitate / to hold back / to balk / to falter / to be reluctant / to be unwilling / to begrudge / to have loose painful bowel movement / to suffer from tenesmus |
| 渋柿しぶかき shibu kaki | astringent persimmon |
| 渋紙しぶかみ shibu kami | paper treated with astringent persimmon juice |
| 渋渋しぶしぶ shibu shibu | reluctantly / unwillingly |
| 渋色しぶしょく shibu shoku | tan |
| 渋草しぶくさ shibu kusa | japanese dock |
| 渋滞じゅうたい juutai | congestion / delay / stagnation |
| 渋茶しぶちゃ shibu cha | strong or bitter tea |
| 渋皮しぶかわ shibukawa | inner, astringent skin |
| 渋味しぶあじ shibu aji | good taste / astringency / refinement |
| 渋面じゅうめん juumen | grimace / sullen face |
| 茶渋ちゃしぶ cha shibu | tea incrustation / tea stains |
| 鉄渋てつしぶ tetsu shibu | aqueous iron rust |
| 難渋なんじゅう nanjuu | retardation |
| 下渋りしたしぶり shita shiburi | steadiness |
| 言渋るげんしぶる gen shiburu | to hesitate to say |
| 渋い酒しぶいさけ shibui sake | rough wine / cheap wine |
| 渋り腹しぶりはら shiburi hara | bowel pains / painful loose bowels |
| 渋団扇しぶうちわ shibu uchiwa | fan varnished with persimmon juice |
| 渋抜きしぶぬき shibu nuki | removing the astringent taste |
| 出渋るしゅつしぶる shutsu shiburu | to be unwilling to go out |
| 貸渋りたいしぶり tai shiburi | reluctance to lend |
| 下げ渋るさげしぶる sage shiburu | to hold up / to be steady |
| 言い渋るいいしぶる ii shiburu | to hesitate to say |
| 交通渋滞こうつうじゅうたい koutsuujuutai | traffic congestion / traffic jam / deadlock |
| 渋い着物しぶいきもの shibui kimono | tasteful dress |
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| Example Sentences with 渋 |
| 僕的にはもっと地味ってか渋い服が欲しいんですけどね。 まず目に飛び込んできたのは、大きなソファだ。渋い色の革張りで、座面も背もたれもゆったりしている。 だからまあ、学生会としても苦渋の決断てやつなんだ。わかってやってくれ。 父は今朝、交通渋滞のために仕事に遅れた。 |
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