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渋

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 渋.

Dictionary

Entry

渋しぶNounFreq #33270
1

kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.

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Kanji in this Word

渋

astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea

11 strokesFrequency 1,011JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジュウシュウ

Kun

しぶしぶ.いしぶ.る

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