渋い
しぶい · shibui
Astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
- austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
- sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
- stingy, tight-fisted
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Conjugation
| Negative (ない形) | 渋くないしぶくない |
| Past (た形) | 渋かったしぶかった |
| Past negative (なかった) | 渋くなかったしぶくなかった |
| Te-form (て形) | 渋くてしぶくて |
| Adverb (副詞形) | 渋くしぶく |
| Before a noun (連体形) | 渋いしぶい |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 渋ければしぶければ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 渋かったらしぶかったら |
| Become ~ (~なる) | 渋くなるしぶくなる |
| Too ~ (~すぎる) | 渋すぎるしぶすぎる |
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What does 渋い mean?
Astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart. It can also mean: austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated; sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky; stingy, tight-fisted.
How do you pronounce 渋い?
しぶい (shibui). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
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