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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1011 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea

Kunyomi: しぶ, しぶ.い, しぶ.る

Onyomi: ジュウ, シュウ

Composition: 氵 止 冫

渋

Radical

Radical: 水

Meaning: water

Reading: みず

Frequency: 1,595

Alternative forms:

氵(alt radical position hen)氺

水

Examples

Onyomi Examples

渋滞 (ジュウタイ) (traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock, delay, stagnation

渋面 (ジュウメン) grimace, sullen face

難渋 (ナンジュウ) suffering, distress, difficulty, hardship, misery, being bogged down, hurdle

晦渋 (カイジュウ) ambiguous, obscure, equivocal

Kunyomi Examples

渋 (しぶ) kakishibu, astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.

渋い (しぶい) astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted

柿渋 (かきしぶ) kakishibu, astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.

鉄渋 (かなしぶ) aqueous iron rust

渋い (しぶい) astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart, austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated, sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky, stingy, tight-fisted

渋い顔をする (しぶいかおをする) to frown (on), to be grim-faced, to look sullen

渋る (しぶる) to be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do), to grudge, to be tardy (in doing), to put off (doing), to falter, to slacken, to slow down, to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool, to suffer from tenesmus

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