渋い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 渋い | 渋くない |
| Polite | 渋いです | 渋くないですalso 渋くありません |
| Past polite | 渋かったです | 渋くなかったですalso 渋くありませんでした |
| Past | 渋かった | 渋くなかった |
| Te-form | 渋くて | 渋くなくて |
| Adverbial | 渋く | |
| Conditional | 渋ければ | 渋くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 渋かったら | 渋くなかったら |
Describes a sharp, puckery taste like unripe persimmons or strong tea. Also used figuratively for a harsh or unrefined quality.
This persimmon is still astringent.
I like bitter tea.
Describes a quiet, mature elegance in taste, style, or personality. Often used for subdued colors, simple designs, or a person of few words with deep character.
He is wearing an understated suit.
He is an actor with a deep, refined voice.
Used almost exclusively in the phrase 渋い顔をする (to make a sour face) or 渋い顔 (a glum expression), showing displeasure or reluctance.
See also: 渋い顔をする
Hearing the price, he made a sour face.
stingy; tight-fisted
Describes a person who is reluctant to spend money or give things. Less common than けち.
That person is tight-fisted with money.
He has a deep, husky voice.
He's the kind of person who's stingy with money.
This shirt is a subdued, understated color.
My father has refined, understated tastes.
太っ腹 describes someone generous and free with money, the opposite of being 渋い (stingy) in that sense.
astringent persimmon
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice
astringent inner skin of a chestnut
persimmon-juice paper; astringent persimmon paper
tan; light brown; beige
strong green tea; bitter green tea
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
aqueous iron rust
stingy person; miser; scrooge
Halloween in Shibuya
persimmon-juice varnished fan
removing astringency; deastringency treatment