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渋い

渋い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Adjective

渋い (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 澁い, -i inflection, hiragana しぶい, romaji shibui)

  1. astringent in taste, bitter
  2. elegant, refined, and tastefully quiet, not brash
  3. stingy, cheap
  4. sour, grim

Inflection

See also

  •  (にが) (nigai)
  • Appendix:Terms considered difficult or impossible to translate into English