渋しぶ々しぶ

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JLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle

Describes doing something with hesitation or resistance, often because one has no better choice. Can be used with ～する or as an adverb.

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Though unwillingly, I agreed to the conditions.

渋しぶ々しぶUsage36%
Standard kanji spelling; the repetition mark 々 is used.
しぶしぶUsage63%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the kanji are considered difficult.
シブシブUsage2%
渋しぶ渋しぶ
Uncommon variant without the repetition mark; learners may encounter it but 渋々 is preferred.

いやいや
いやいや is more colloquial and often implies visible displeasure or childish reluctance, while 渋々 is more formal and suggests grudging acceptance.
不ふ承しょう不ぶ承しょう
不承不承 is a stronger, more literary expression for doing something very unwillingly, often with visible reluctance.

Reduplication of 渋い (しぶい, 'astringent; reluctant'), with the sense of 'reluctantly' derived from the idea of a puckered, hesitant expression.