Word Meaning 答えを渋る

こたえをしぶる kotaeoshiburu

答えを渋る is read as こたえをしぶる (kotaeoshiburu) and means to be reluctant to answer.

Meaning

English

to be reluctant to answer
to hesitate to answer

Reading

Kana

こたえをしぶる

Romaji

kotaeoshiburu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 98110 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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答える

こたえる

to answer

答弁

とうべん

response

答案

とうあん

answer (to an exam question)

答案用紙

とうあんようし

answer sheet

答弁書

とうべんしょ

written response

答弁者

とうべんしゃ

respondent

答唱詩編

とうしょうしへん

responsorial psalm

渋る

しぶる

to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool

出渋る

でしぶる

to be unwilling to go out

出し渋る

だししぶる

to grudge

言渋る

いいしぶる

to hesitate to say

下げ渋る

さげしぶる

to hold up