渋 Kanji for astringent

N1Grade 811 strokes

astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea

Kun: しぶ、しぶ.い、しぶ.る
On: ジュウ、シュウ

渋 is the Japanese kanji for astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea. It is written with 11 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its kun reading is しぶ、しぶ.い、しぶ.る and its on reading is ジュウ、シュウ.

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Words with 渋

渋しぶいastringent, bitter, puckery
渋しぶるto be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do)
渋じゅう滞たい(traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock
苦く渋じゅうbitterness, distress, pain
渋じゅう面めんgrimace, sullen face
渋しぶ々しぶreluctantly, unwillingly

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