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On-Yomi: ジュウ、シュウ — Kun-Yomi: しぶ、しぶ.い、しぶ.る

Koohii stories:

1) [meolox] 20-2-2008(184): If you eat something astringent water will stop the sparkly sensation in your mouth.

2) [wrightak] 6-7-2006(144): I think that Heisig meant this as the "slightly bitter but fresh" meaning that it can have to describe foods like lemons (しぶい). So imagine a guy trying a cocktail (water), feeling like he's been kicked in the face (footprint) and sparks are flying from his tongue. 'How did it taste?'. 'Hmm, yes, slightly bitter, but fresh".

3) [mcfate] 23-10-2007(51): An astringent is also a medical term for something that causes puckering of the flesh or can stop bleeding. An astringent is the liquid you'd need if you step on a sparkler.

4) [dingomick] 11-9-2007(21): Only astringent water is strong enough to stop a sparkler.

5) [Mary_K] 24-9-2009(16): You ate something astringent? Quickly drink this water here to stop the sparkly sensation. (+meolox).

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