Memory phrase for the Kanji: 渋

渋

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Meaning bitter, astringent (=bitter taste), hesitate

Pronunciation

JŪ
shibui/ru

Explanation

Left: water 氵, right: stop 止 and ripple, drops of water

Mnemonic
 
Even the water stops and ripples as it is too bitter.

Radicals

氵 waterThe radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
止 to stopAt top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line and stops."
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 Vocabulary

渋谷 しぶや  Shibuya (city district of Tokyo)
渋滞 じゅうたい  congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation

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