渋

Meanings

astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea

ES: astringente, austero, tacaño, renuente, tener diarrea

Common words

• 渋滞じゅうたい(traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock
• 渋いしぶいastringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
• 苦渋くじゅうbitterness, distress, pain, anguish, affliction
• 渋るしぶるto be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do), to grudge, to be tardy (in doing), to put off (doing)
• 渋面じゅうめんgrimace, sullen face
• 渋谷しぶやShibuya City (special ward of Tokyo), Shibuya

Example sentences

• 高速道路が渋滞している。

  The motorway is snarled up.

  Hay un taco en la autopista.

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• 渋滞だったので、会議に遅れた。

  I was late to the meeting because of a traffic jam.

  El tráfico estaba tan congestionado que me retrasé para la reunión.

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• 渋滞じゅうたいで遅おくれました。

  I was delayed by a traffic jam.

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• 高速道路こうそくどうろは何千なんぜんもの車くるまで渋滞じゅうたいした。

  The expressway was congested with thousands of cars.

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