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渋
渋 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “astringent”. It is built from 止 (stop) and 水 (water). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1875.
- Keyword
- astringent
- RTK frame
- 1875
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ジュウ, シュウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- しぶ, しぶ.い, しぶ.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- вяжущий
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 渋 astringent
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 渋 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “stop” + “water”. 渋 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 渋 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.