Collapse
Lessons
Learn
Road map
Kana
Immersion
Culture
Look up
Dictionary
Grammar
Reading level
Prove it
Games
Exam
Sign up free
Lessons
Dictionary
Games
Kana
More
v7.3
What's new
Level
Study level
Send feedback
Review
Friends
Settings
Notifications
Sign in
Dictionary
渋る
しぶる
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to be reluctant (to do)
2
to be unwilling (to do)
3
to hesitate (to do)
4
to falter
5
to slacken
6
to slow down
7
to suffer from tenesmus
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 渋る in the wild?
Kanji in this word
渋
Astringent, Hesitate, Reluctant
11 strokes
More words with
渋
渋面
じゅうめん ·
grimace
渋滞
じゅうたい ·
congestion (e.g., traffic)
N3
苦渋
くじゅう ·
bitterness
渋谷
しぶや ·
Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo)
渋い
しぶい ·
astringent
Full entry on Jisho