Kanji

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:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: water

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

ジュウメン grimace, sullen face

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

カイジュウ ambiguous, obscure, equivocal

Kunyomi Examples

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

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

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

かなしぶ aqueous iron rust

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

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

しぶる 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