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渋 — 11 strokes / Radical「氵」

道
準2High school level / 11 strokes / Radical「氵」
On
ジュウ・シュウじゅう・しゅう · jū · shū
Kun
しぶ・しぶ.い・しぶ.るshibu · shibu.i · shibu.ru
Meaning
astringent; hesitate

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

氵 "water" with 歮: a flow that will not run — astringent, to hesitate.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onジュウじゅうjū渋滞じゅうたい苦渋くじゅう
Kunしぶshibu渋しぶ渋紙しぶがみ
Kunしぶいshibui渋いしぶい渋さしぶさ渋みしぶみ
Kunしぶるshiburu渋るしぶる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 渋滞じゅうたい

    traffic jam

  • 苦渋くじゅう

    bitterness; distress

More words with this kanji

  • 晦渋かいじゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

道路(どうろ)が渋滞(じゅうたい)していた。

The road was jammed.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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