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渋

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • astringent
  • hesitate
  • reluctant
  • have diarrhea

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ジュウ
  • シュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • しぶ
  • しぶ.い
  • しぶ.る
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1150
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
水#85 · water

Components

Common Words

  • 渋いしぶいi-Adj.astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
  • 渋るしぶるGodanto be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do), to grudge, to be tardy (in doing), to put off (doing)
  • 渋滞じゅうたいNoun(traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock
  • 渋面じゅうめんNoungrimace, sullen face
  • 渋谷しぶやNounShibuya City (special ward of Tokyo), Shibuya
  • 苦渋くじゅうNounbitterness, distress, pain, anguish, affliction
  • 渋柿しぶがきNounastringent persimmon
  • 渋みしぶみNounastringency, tartness

Practice in Kanjiru

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