渋い (shibui)
1. tasteful (clothing), cool, an aura of refined masculinity, 2. astringent, sullen, bitter (taste), 3
- JLPT N1
- adjective
- Pitch 2
- #11406 most frequent
Meaning
渋い (しぶい, shibui) is a JLPT N1 adjective meaning “1. tasteful (clothing), cool, an aura of refined masculinity, 2. astringent, sullen, bitter (taste), 3”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
この柿は渋いね。
This persimmon is bitter.
私は渋い男になった。
I became a refined, tasteful man.
彼は妻の無駄遣いに渋い顔をする。
He frowns on his wife's wasting money.
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。
For my tastes, I'd prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing.
山田さんは旅行社から出された見積もりに渋い顔をした。
Mr Yamada frowned on the estimate presented by a travel agency.
うちの課長は私が何かを頼むといつも渋い顔をするんだ。
Our section chief always makes a face at me when I ask him for something.
保険会社はどこも経営難で、いっそう支払いが渋くなっている。
Insurance companies everywhere are facing hard times and have become even more tight fisted about payouts.
私は陽気で軽い男より、ちょっと翳のある渋い男に惹かれるの。
Rather than light-hearted and cheerful men, I'm attracted to sober men with a bit of a dark side to them.
柿は栄養価が高く、甘いのは最高に美味ですが、時々渋いのがあります。
Persimmons are highly nutritious and a great delicacy, but sometimes you get a sour one.
私の仕事が忙しくなったので、家事を分担したいと言ったら、夫が渋い顔をした。
When I said that work had got busy so could we split the housework my husband pulled a face.
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。
The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober-coloured leather, and the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.