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渋 (astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea)

  • JLPT N1
  • 11 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 水
  • #1011 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
ジュウシュウ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
しぶしぶ.いしぶ.る

Example words & Vocabulary

渋滞じゅうたい
congestion (e.g. traffic),delay,stagnation
渋いしぶい
1. tasteful (clothing), cool, an aura of refined masculinity, 2. astringent, sullen, bitter (taste), 3
渋るしぶる
be unwilling; falter

Example sentences 3

渋滞じゅうたいで遅おくれました。

I was delayed by a traffic jam.

渋滞じゅうたいで会議かいぎに遅おくれた。

I was late to the meeting because of a traffic jam.

彼かれは協力きょうりょくを渋しぶっています

He is unwilling to cooperate.

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