Word Meaning 渋々

しぶしぶ shibushibu

渋々 is read as しぶしぶ (shibushibu) and means reluctantly.

Meaning

English

reluctantly
unwillingly

Reading

Kana

しぶしぶ

Romaji

shibushibu

Writing Variants

渋渋しぶしぶ shibushibu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters

々

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Antonyms いそいそ Rank 21771 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

渋面

しぶづら

grimace

渋滞

じゅうたい

delay

渋い

しぶい

stingy

渋る

しぶる

to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool

渋谷

しぶや

Shibuya City (special ward of Tokyo)

渋り腹

しぶりばら

bowel pains

渋柿

しぶがき

astringent persimmon

渋谷系

しぶやけい

Shibuya-kei (pop music microgenre of the mid-late 1990s)

渋皮のむけた女

しぶかわのむけたおんな

urbane and good-looking woman

渋紙

しぶがみ

paper treated with astringent persimmon juice

渋滞緩和

じゅうたいかんわ

alleviation of congestion (esp. traffic)

渋滞税

じゅうたいぜい

congestion charge

Example Sentences

マリアね、渋々結婚したの。

Maria married unwillingly.

彼は私の提案に渋々同意した。

He reluctantly agreed to my proposal.

その泥棒は渋々と自分の罪を認めた。

The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt.