Godan verb

  1. to hesitate, to hold back, to balk, to falter.
  2. to be reluctant, to be unwilling, to begrudge.
  3. to have loose painful bowel movement, to suffer from tenesmus.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
渋る しぶる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

astringent, hesitate, reluctant
しぶ ジュウ (9th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)