渋い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
渋
しぶ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
澁い (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɕibɯ̟ᵝi]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of "渋い"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 渋く し​ぶく
しぶ​く
[shíꜜbùkù]
[shìbúꜜkù]
Terminal (終止形) 渋い しぶ​い [shìbúꜜì]
Attributive (連体形) 渋い しぶ​い [shìbúꜜì]
Key constructions
Informal negative 渋くない し​ぶくない
しぶ​くない
[shíꜜbùkùnàì]
[shìbúꜜkùnàì]
Informal past 渋かった し​ぶかった
しぶ​かった
[shíꜜbùkàttà]
[shìbúꜜkàttà]
Informal negative past 渋くなかった し​ぶくなかった
しぶ​くなかった
[shíꜜbùkùnàkàttà]
[shìbúꜜkùnàkàttà]
Formal 渋いです しぶ​いです [shìbúꜜìdèsù]
Conjunctive 渋くて し​ぶくて
しぶ​くて
[shíꜜbùkùtè]
[shìbúꜜkùtè]
Conditional 渋ければ し​ぶければ
しぶ​ければ
[shíꜜbùkèrèbà]
[shìbúꜜkèrèbà]

Adjective

渋(しぶ)い • (shibui) -i (adverbial 渋(しぶ)く (shibuku))

  1. astringent in taste, bitter
  2. elegant, refined, and tastefully quiet, not brash
  3. stingy, cheap
  4. sour, grim

Inflection

See also

  • 苦(にが)い (nigai)
  • Appendix:Terms considered difficult or impossible to translate into English
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