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渋しぶい

N1
しぶい shibui
  1. tasteful (clothing)
  2. cool
  3. an aura of refined masculinity
  4. astringent
  5. sullen
  6. 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"
  }
}