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The kanji 渋: meaning, readings and stroke order
渋
- Meaning
- astringent, sluggish
- On reading
- ジュウ juu
- Kun reading
- しぶ shibu、しぶ（い） shibui、しぶ（る） shiburu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 水 water
- Level
- Level 9 · senior high school
- Old form
- 澁
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- chát, trì trệ (sáp)
- Japanese
- しぶい。すらすら すすまない。
- Korean
- 떫다, 막히다 (삽)
- Chinese
- 涩、不顺畅 (涩)
Readings, words and example sentences
ジュウ juu · on reading · less common
渋滞
traffic jam
道が 渋滞して います。
The road is jammed with traffic.
しぶ shibu · kun reading · less common
渋皮
thin inner skin (of a chestnut)
くりの 渋皮を むきます。
I peel the inner skin off the chestnuts.
しぶ（い） shibui · kun reading
渋い
astringent, dry and puckery (taste)
この かきは まだ 渋いです。
This persimmon still tastes astringent.
しぶ（る） shiburu · kun reading · less common
渋る
to be reluctant, to hold back
返事を 渋ります。
He is slow to give an answer.
Practise writing 渋 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 渋 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 9 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.