Memory phrase for the character: 渋

渋

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Meaning

bitter, astringent (=bitter taste), hesitate

Pronunciation

JŪ
shibui/ru

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: stop 止 and rippling drops of water

Mnemonic
 
Even the water stops and ripples as it is too bitter.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
止 to stopAt top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line 一 and stops."




 Vocabulary

渋い しぶい  bitter, astringent, rough; harsh; tart
渋谷 しぶや  Shibuya (city district of Tokyo)
渋滞 じゅうたい  congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation

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