What does kanji 鈍 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鈍 is dull.

How is kanji 鈍 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鈍 are にぶ.い, にぶ.る, にぶ-, なま.る, なまく.ら; the onyomi readings are ドン.

What is the main radical of kanji 鈍?

The main radical for kanji 鈍 is 金.

What words use kanji 鈍?

Example words that use kanji 鈍 include 鈍る, 鈍い, 鈍感, 鈍.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 4

鈍

Meaning

Kanji 鈍

dull

dull, slow, foolish, blunt

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: にぶ.いにぶ.るにぶ-なま.るなまく.ら
Onyomi 音読み: ドン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1574
Strokes: 12
Radical: 金
Components: 屯 • 金
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 頓 • 純 • 豘 • 飩 • 𥫱 • 屯 • 沌

Related vocabulary

Showing 28 common entries

Showing 28 of 57 entries that include this kanji.

鈍る

なまる

to become blunt

鈍い

にぶい

dull (e.g. a knife)

鈍感

どんかん

thickheaded

鈍

どん

dull

鈍器

どんき

blunt weapon

鈍化

どんか

becoming dull

鈍らす

にぶらす

to blunt

鈍行

どんこう

local train

鈍い音

にぶいおと

dull sound

鈍くさい

どんくさい

slow

鈍する

どんする

to become dim-witted

鈍ちん

にぶちん

dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

このナイフは鈍い。

this knife is dull.

彼は鈍い反応を示した。

he showed a slow reaction.

鈍感な人は感情に鈍い。

insensitive people are dull to emotions.

鈍い思考が彼を困らせている。

slow thinking is causing him trouble.

鈍い音が聞こえる。

a dull sound can be heard.

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春曲鈍 Harumage Don

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