渋 astringent

Stroke order 11 strokes

Meaning	astringent; hesitate; reluctant; have diarrhea
On	ジュウ、シュウ
Kun	しぶ、しぶ.い、しぶ.る
Strokes	11
First met	N4 lesson 32, in 渋い

Words

Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
渋い	しぶい	astringent, tart	N4
渋柿	しぶがき	astringent persimmon	N4
苦渋	くじゅう	anguish, a bitter choice	N2
苦渋の決断	くじゅうのけつだん	agonizing decision	N1
貸し渋り	かししぶり	credit crunch, reluctance to lend	N1
渋み	しぶみ	astringency, puckering tartness	N1
渋皮	しぶかわ	thin, bitter brown inner skin	N1

Examples

慌(あわ)てるな、所作(しょさ)を乱(みだ)すなと言(い)っているだろう！衣服(いふく)が汚(よご)れようとも手元(てもと)の集中(しゅうちゅう)を切(き)らすな。昆布(こんぶ)は沸騰(ふっとう)直前(ちょくぜん)の六(ろく)十(じゅう)五(ご)℃前後(ぜんご)で引(ひ)き揚(あ)げねばならん。湯(ゆ)加減(かげん)が温度(おんど)管理(かんり)の基準(きじゅん)からわずかでも逸脱(いつだつ)すれば、不溶性(ふようせい)のアルギン酸(さん)や粘(ねば)り、そして渋(しぶ)みが溶(と)け出(だ)し、濁度(だくど)が上(あ)がって出汁(だし)の澄明(ちょうめい)さが一瞬(いっしゅん)で破壊(はかい)されるぞ。

Don't panic, I keep telling you not to lose your composure! Whatever happens to your clothes, don't break your concentration on your hands. The kombu must come out at around 65 degrees, just before boiling. If the water temperature strays even slightly from the standard, insoluble alginic acid, slime and astringency will leach out, the turbidity will rise, and the dashi's clarity will be destroyed in an instant. (N1 lesson 155)