Vocabulary

What does 渋る (しぶる, shiburu) mean?

渋る (しぶる, shiburu) means to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do).

Quick facts
Readingしぶる
Romajishiburu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
しぶる
shiburu

to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to hesitate (to do)
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to falter; to slacken; to slow down
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus

Look up another word →

Data sources and licences

Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.