渋 astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea 11 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1011 in newspapers Readings Onジュウ、シュウ Kunしぶ、しぶ.い、しぶ.る In Chinese 澁 Words written with it 渋滞 じゅうたい (traffic) congestion N3 苦渋 くじゅう bitterness 渋い しぶい astringent N1 渋谷 しぶや Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo) 渋面 じゅうめん grimace 渋る しぶる to be reluctant (to do) 渋々 しぶしぶ reluctantly 渋り腹 しぶりばら bowel pains 難渋 なんじゅう suffering 渋柿 しぶがき astringent persimmon