# 渋 — Bitter

Frequency rank 1385 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 幾 (How Many), less common than 栗 (Chestnut).

- On’yomi: じゅう
- Kun’yomi: しぶ
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

A tsunami on the left crashes into a stop sign on the right — the tsunami hits a barrier and stops, the water turning bitter and stagnant.

In words:

- 渋い しぶい — 1.  tasteful (clothing);cool;an aura of refined masculinity; 2.  astringent;sullen;bitter (taste); 3
- 渋滞 じゅうたい — congestion (e.g. traffic),delay,stagnation

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