渋る (しぶる, shiburu) Japanese meaning: be reluctant | Kotomora

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渋る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	渋しぶる	渋しぶらない
Polite	渋しぶります	渋しぶりません
Past polite	渋しぶりました	渋しぶりませんでした
Past	渋しぶった	渋しぶらなかった
Te-form	渋しぶって	渋しぶらないで
Desire	渋しぶりたい	渋しぶりたくない
Potential	渋しぶれる	渋しぶれない
Passive	渋しぶられる	渋しぶられない
Causative	渋しぶらせる	渋しぶらせない
Causative passive	渋しぶらせられるalso 渋しぶらされる	渋しぶらせられないalso 渋しぶらされない
Volitional	渋しぶろう
Polite volitional	渋しぶりましょう
Imperative	渋しぶれ	渋しぶるな
Conditional	渋しぶれば	渋しぶらなければ
Tara conditional	渋しぶったら	渋しぶらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

be reluctant; hesitate; grudge; put off

Transitive use: someone is unwilling to do something, hesitates, or delays an action. Often used with verbs like 出す, 言う, 払う, or 動く.

Kanji

渋astringent, hesitate, reluctant

Transitive / intransitive

渋る is used both transitively and intransitively: transitively it takes an object of what one is reluctant to do, as in 支払いを渋る (be reluctant to pay), and intransitively it describes something itself slackening, as in 足取りが渋る (one's pace falters).

Related words

ためらうN2sense 1
躊躇う means to hesitate or waver before acting, while 渋る adds a nuance of reluctance or grudging unwillingness, often about money or promises.
嫌いやがるN3sense 1
嫌がる simply means to dislike or not want to do something, whereas 渋る specifically implies dragging one's feet or delaying before eventually acting.
気きが進すすまないN2
渋る is a verb describing visible hesitation or foot-dragging before doing something, whereas 気が進まない describes the internal feeling of not wanting to do it.

Opposites

快かい諾だく sense 1
快諾する means to agree readily and willingly, the opposite of 渋る's sense of reluctant agreement or delay.

Don't confuse with

渋しぶいN2
渋い is an adjective meaning astringent, sour-tasting, or tastefully understated, while 渋る is the verb meaning to be reluctant or falter.
渋じゅう滞たいN3sense 2
渋滞 is a noun meaning a traffic jam or congestion, whereas 渋る is a verb describing reluctance or a general slackening of pace, not a specific traffic condition.

Word family· 8

下した渋しぶり
steadiness; firmness; resilience
出で渋しぶる
be unwilling to go out; hesitate to leave
渋しぶり腹ばら
tenesmus; painful, ineffectual urge to defecate
下さげ渋しぶる
hold up; remain steady; refuse to fall

Written forms

渋しぶるUsage77%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
しぶるUsage23%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

Derived from the adjective 渋い (shibui, 'astringent, tight'), with the verb suffix る. The core idea of 'tightness' or 'reluctance to flow' extends to hesitation, sluggishness, and the medical sense of tenesmus.

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