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Translingual
Han character
渋 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水卜一人 (EYMO), four-corner 31181, composition ⿰氵⿳止丷八)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 633, character 37
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17750
- Dae Jaweon: page 1039, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 1647, character 6
- Unihan data for U+6E0B
Japanese
Glyph origin
Japanese shinjitai, simplified from 澁 by replacing 𣥖 with four dots.
Kanji
渋
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 澁)
- astringent taste of unripe persimmon (kaki) fruit
Readings
- Go-on: しゅう (shū)←しふ (sifu, historical)
- Kan-on: そう (sō)←そふ (sofu, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: じゅう (jū, Jōyō)←じふ (zifu, historical)
- Kun: しぶい (shibui, 渋い, Jōyō)、しぶ (shibu, 渋, Jōyō)、しぶる (shiburu, 渋る, Jōyō)
Compounds