EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    bitterness; distress; pain; anguish; affliction

    だからまあ、学生会としても苦渋の決断てやつなんだ。わかってやってくれ。
    So, well, it's a bitter decision for the student council to make as well. Give 'em a break.
  2. Noun

    bitterness and astringency

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.24The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e6Unicode hex code
1-22-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5009New Nelson (John Haig)
2243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
239Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30797PMorohashi
264A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
554Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197sakade
864Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283henshall3
295Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344crowley
342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
646Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea

Kun
しぶしぶ.いしぶ.る
On
ジュウシュウ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1011 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3a8.19The Kanji Dictionary
3113.2Four corner code
340deroo
6e0bUnicode hex code
1-29-34JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2600Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3200New Nelson (John Haig)
513New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
625Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
377Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
471Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1738Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1875Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
729A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1334Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1025Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17750PMorohashi
1364A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1693Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1809Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1483Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1455Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1400Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1209Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1754Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
se4Pinyin reading
sabKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level