— dull, slow, foolish, blunt

  • JLPT N2
  • 12 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 金
  • #1574 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi
ドン
Kun'yomi
にぶ.いにぶ.るにぶ-なま.るなまく.ら

Example words

  • 鈍いのろい(1) dull (e.g. a knife); blunt (2) thickheaded; obtuse; stupid (3) dull (sound); dim (light) (4) slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic (5) indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
  • 鈍感どんかんthickheadedness; stolidity; insensitivity
  • 鈍るにぶるto become less capable; to grow dull; to become blunt; to weaken