Components
渋る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
渋る
BOOST
Reading : しぶる   
1. to hesitate; to hold back; to balk; to falter
2. to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to begrudge
3. to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 78,687 which gives a rank of 10,045
渋る is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 849,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 43 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
かれ
しょうたい
招待
れる
たいそう
しぶ
っている

He is very reluctant to accept the invitation.
さいきん
最近
ぎんこう
銀行
しぶ
とうさん
倒産
する
かいしゃ
会社
えている

A lot of companies are going under lately because banks are so tight with their money.
かれ
そんなもの
かね
つか
使
しぶ
った

He grudged spending money on such a thing.
しぶる
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 156,000 (about 517,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 43 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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ジュウ   しぶ    しぶ astringent, sour   しぶ to be reluctant   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
スイ   みず water   
スイ   みず water   
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