Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to be reluctant (to do), to be unwilling (to do), to hesitate (to do), to grudge, to be tardy (in doing), to put off (doing).

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to falter, to slacken, to slow down.
  2. to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool, to suffer from tenesmus.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
渋る しぶる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

astringent, hesitate, reluctant
しぶ ジュウ (Early High School, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)