渋 — astringent, hesitate, reluctant

しぶい渋 astringent

Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes

U+6E0B Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. Freq #1011 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1875 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

astringent
hesitate
reluctant
have diarrhea

word

しぶ shibu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

渋(しぶ) い shibui astringent 渋(しぶ) 谷(や) shibuya Shibuya (place in Tokyo)

しゅう・じゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

渋(じゅう) 滞(たい) juutai traffic jam

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Components

Composed of

氵 water (left form)

とめる止 stop #77

冫 ice

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渋 — astringent, hesitate, reluctant

Meanings

word

しぶ shibu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しゅう・じゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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渋 — astringent, hesitate, reluctant

Meanings

word

しぶ shibu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

しゅう ・じゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Stroke order

Components

Composed of

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

しゅう・じゅう shuu On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).