Kanji

Level: N1 Strokes: 11

渋

Meaning in English

astringent, hesitate, reluctant

Readings

Onyomi: ジュウ, シュウ Kunyomi: しぶ, しぶ.い, しぶ.る Romaji: juu, shuu / shibu, shibu.i, shibu.ru

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渋

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese adstringente, hesitante, relutante

Spanish astringente, vacilante, reacio

Korean 수렴하는, 주저하는, 꺼리는

French astringent, hésitant, réticent

Italian astringente, esitante, riluttante

German adstringierend, zögernd, zurückhaltend

Indonesian astringent, ragu-ragu, enggan

★ Vietnamese ngập ngừng, lưỡng lự, miễn cưỡng

Thai ฝาดลังเลลังเลไม่เต็มใจ

Kanji

Related kanji

N3 済 sai, sei / su.mu, -zu.mi, -zumi, su.manai, su.masu, -su.masu, suku.u, na.su, watashi, wata.ru settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish N3 深 shin / fuka.i, -buka.i, fuka.maru, fuka.meru, mi- deep, heighten, intensify N2 清 sei, shou, shin / kiyo.i, kiyo.maru, kiyo.meru pure, purify, cleanse N2 混 kon / ma.jiru, -ma.jiri, ma.zaru, ma.zeru, ko.mu mix, blend, confuse N1 渉 shou / wata.ru ford, go cross, transit N1 添 ten / so.eru, so.u annexed, accompany, marry N2 液 eki fluid, liquid, juice N1 淳 jun, shun / atsu.i pure, grueso, espeso N1 涯 gai / hate horizon, shore, limit

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N4 もう少し早く出発していれば渋滞に巻き込まれなかったのに Mou sukoshi hayaku shuppatsu shite ireba juutai ni makikomarenakatta noni If I had left earlier I would not have been caught in traffic