渋い
N1しぶい shibui
- tasteful (clothing)
- cool
- an aura of refined masculinity
- astringent
- sullen
- bitter (taste)
い-adjective
Chinese meanings
沉稳;雅致;涩
Chinese notes
渋い可指涩味,也可形容风格低调有品位。
Examples
- 僕的にはもっと地味ってか渋い服が欲しいんですけどね。For my tastes, I'd prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing.我个人想要更低调、更沉稳的衣服。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('dec3fc2f2a'); // 渋い
{
"id": "dec3fc2f2a",
"word": "渋い",
"reading": "しぶい",
"romaji": "shibui",
"meanings": [
"tasteful (clothing)",
"cool",
"an aura of refined masculinity",
"astringent",
"sullen",
"bitter (taste)"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"adj-i"
],
"jmdict_id": 1335540,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "僕的にはもっと地味ってか渋い服が欲しいんですけどね。",
"en": "For my tastes, I'd prefer plainer, or rather, more tasteful clothing.",
"tatoeba_id": 74175
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "32afe5a0ea357b81e138ef33c65df3d87c46f906fa997b9b858f9d25161b1117",
"meanings": [
"沉稳",
"雅致",
"涩"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "僕的にはもっと地味ってか渋い服が欲しいんですけどね。",
"zh": "我个人想要更低调、更沉稳的衣服。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/dec3fc2f2a",
"JMdict ent_seq 1335540; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"notes": "渋い可指涩味,也可形容风格低调有品位。",
"review_hash": "08e5e87a9738e107807c8072520190de225fe8dd5e27037e4d44a917afd0faf0"
}
}