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渋い, 澁い
JLPT 1 - Kana Reading
- しぶい
- Romaji
- shibui
- Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); refined; quiet (and simple); sober; sombre; subdued; tasteful (in a quiet way); understated
- Example sentence
- まず目に飛び込んできたのは、大きなソファだ。渋い色の革張りで、座面も背もたれもゆったりしている。 The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober coloured leather, the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- sour (look); glum; grim; sullen; sulky
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- stingy; tight-fisted
Examples of 渋い, 澁い, しぶい in a sentence
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