漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

2High school level11 strokesRadical
On
ジュウ・シュウ
Kun
しぶ・しぶ.い・しぶ.る
Meaning
astringent; hesitate

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ジュウ渋滞・苦渋
しぶ渋・渋紙
しぶい渋い・渋さ・渋み
しぶる渋る

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

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

道路が渋滞していた。

The road was jammed.

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