渋
渋 — Astringent
astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea
On’yomiジュウ (juu)
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiしぶ (shibu)
Kun’yomiしぶい (shibui)
Kun’yomiしぶる (shiburu)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 渋
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい juutai | (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock |
| 苦渋 | くじゅう kujuu | bitterness; distress; pain |
| 渋い | しぶい shibui | astringent; bitter; puckery |
| 渋る | しぶる shiburu | to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do) |
| 渋面 | じゅうめん juumen | grimace; sullen face |
| 渋谷 | しぶや shibuya | Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo); Shibuya |
Study notes
渋 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1011 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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