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Kanji Detail for 渋 - "astringent, reluctant, refined"

渋

  • Meaning

    渋 means "astringent, reluctant, refined."

    1. Astringent - Having a sharp, bitter taste.

    2. Reluctant - Unwilling; hesitant.

    3. Refined - Understated elegance.

  • Words using 渋

    • 渋滞 じゅうたい Listen (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock
    • 苦渋 くじゅう Listen bitterness; distress; pain
    • 渋い しぶい Listen astringent; bitter; puckery
    • 渋る しぶる Listen to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do)
    • 渋谷 しぶや Listen Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya
    • 渋面 じゅうめん Listen grimace; sullen face

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    • Verified meaning: astringent, reluctant, refined
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しぶ, しゅうぞう, しゅうた, そうぞう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 渋

    Surnames 渋(しぶ)Listen 渋(しゅうぞう)Listen 渋(しゅうた)Listen 渋(そうぞう)Listen 渋(そうた)Listen 渋(そうむら)Listen 渋(まさのり)Listen 渋(むなむら)Listen 渋(むねざわ)Listen 渋(むねむら)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    astringent; hesitate; reluctant; have diarrhea

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    astringent; harsh; uneven, rough

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 澀|涩[se4]

  • Onyomi

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    juu(ジュウ) ジュウ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    shibu(しぶ) しぶ

    shibu.i(しぶ-い) しぶ-い

    shiburu(しぶ-る) しぶ-る

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    astringent reluctant refined bitter stagnant unflashy rough acerbic austere elegant harsh hesitant puckery pungent sharp sophisticated tangy tart taste

Sentences including 渋

  • The street is clogged with traffic.

  • Let's meet at shibuya station at six.

  • We should make it if the traffic isn't too heavy.

  • My father was late for work this morning because of a traffic jam.

  • She was late because of the heavy traffic.

  • Because of a traffic jam , we were late for the meeting.

  • The bus was late because of the traffic jam.

  • I was late because of heavy traffic.

  • I was caught in traffic.

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