漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
渋: astringent, hesitate
Also: reluctant, have diarrhea
JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
氵 carries the meaning · 止 and 冫 are drawn in
11 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ジュウjuu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 渋滞じゅうたい(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock
- 苦渋くじゅうbitterness; distress; pain
- 渋面じゅうめんgrimace; sullen face
しぶいshibui · kun'yomi · on its own
- 渋いしぶいastringent; bitter; puckery
しぶるshiburu · kun'yomi
- 渋るしぶるto be reluctant (to do)
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 渋谷しぶやShibuya City (special ward of Tokyo)
Also read シュウ, しぶ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine three raindrops falling—that's sanzui! Whenever you see these three dots on the left side of a kanji, think of water, liquids, or anything that flows.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read ジュウ
11 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSimplified 涩 · traditional 澁 · sè
Three different forms: Japanese 渋, simplified 涩, traditional 澁.
- Simplified
- 涩 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 澁 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin sè most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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