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Keyword
bitter
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1875
Old form澁
Readings
しぶ
(82%)
Composed of
氵
water drops
止
stop
丷
horns
ハ
short legs
Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
reluctantly; unwillingly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
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Examples (48 in total)
The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt.
He reluctantly agreed to my proposal.
He mentioned to me that he would go shopping in Shibuya.
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