単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#13,671 most used

渋る

しぶる2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to be reluctant (to do); to hesitate (to do)

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He grudged spending money on such a thing.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

He was reluctant to answer.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

MEANINGS

1

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do); to grudge; to be tardy (in doing); to put off (doing)

godan verb · transitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to falter; to slacken; to slow down

godan verb · intransitive

3

to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

godan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#13,671 most used

Written渋る only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium