- 1. [v5r, vt] 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)
- 2. [v5r, vi] to falter; to slacken; to slow down
- 3. [v5r, vi] to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
Kanji in this word
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渋
astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrheaOn: ジュウ (juu)、 シュウ (shuu)Kun: しぶ (shibu)、 しぶ.い (shibu.i)、 しぶ.る (shibu.ru)
Example Sentences
役員達はそんな危険な事業に乗り出すのをしぶった。
yakuin tooru hasonna kiken na jigyou ni nori dasu nowoshibutta .
The directors were reluctant to undertake so risky a venture.