11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea

Kun'yomi
  • kakishibu
  • astringent ②austere ③sour (look) ④stingy
  • to be reluctant (to do) ②to falter ③to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool
On'yomi
  • ジュウ
  • シュウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

しぶしぶしぶ 81.4%
ジュウシュウ 18.6%

Character 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)

Common Words

astringent ②austere ③sour (look) ④stingy
Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo)
(traffic) congestion ②delay
kakishibu
to be reluctant (to do) ②to falter ③to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool
bitterness ②bitterness and astringency
astringent persimmon
astringency ②austere elegance
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
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References

Unicode hex code 6E0B
JIS X 0208 1-29-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2600
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3200
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 513
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 625
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 17750P
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1693
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1809
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1483
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1455
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1400
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1209
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1754
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3a8.19
Four corner code 3113.2
De Roo Code 340