渋
astringent, have diarrhea, hesitate, reluctant
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Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:1
Frequency:1011
Vocabulary
ジュウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苦渋 | クジュウ | bitterness; distress; pain; anguish; affliction; bitterness and astringency |
| 渋滞 | ジュウタイ | (traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation |
| 渋面 | ジュウメン | grimace; sullen face |
| 難渋 | ナンジュウ | suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down; hurdle |
| 晦渋 | カイジュウ | ambiguous; obscure; equivocal |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 渋い | しぶい | astringent; bitter; puckery; rough; harsh; tart; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated; sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky; stingy; tight-fisted |
| 渋る | しぶる | to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do); to grudge; to be tardy (in doing); to put off (doing); to falter; to slacken; to slow down; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus |
| 渋面 | しぶづら | grimace; sullen face |
| 渋面 | しぶつら | grimace; sullen face |
| 渋柿 | しぶがき | astringent persimmon |
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