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渋 — astringent, hesitate, reluctant

N1 11 strokes #1011 most common

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Readings

音 ジュウ、シュウ
訓 しぶ、しぶい、しぶる
Meaning astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea
नेपाली कहरो · जाम

How to remember it

氵さんずい (पानी) र 止とめ जोडिँदा अल्झिनु — कहरो।

Parts it is built from

Learn it in a course

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Practice sheets

A4 grid to print and write on.

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Words using 渋

  • 渋しぶい astringent, austere कहरो/गम्भीर course
  • 渋滞じゅうたい traffic jam ट्राफिक जाम course
  • 渋しぶる to be reluctant हिचकिचाउनु course
  • 渋谷しぶや Shibuya (place) शिबुया (ठाउँ) course
  • 苦渋くじゅう bitterness, distress कष्ट course
  • 渋柿しぶがき an astringent persimmon कहरो अम्बा course
  • 渋面じゅうめん grimace, sullen face dictionary

Example sentences

To drink strong (bitter) tea.
कहरो चिया पिउनु।
The road is congested.
सडकमा जाम छ।