Word Meaning 鈍らす

にぶらす niburasu

鈍らす is read as にぶらす (niburasu) and means to blunt.

Meaning

English

to blunt
to dull
to weaken

Reading

Kana

にぶらす

Romaji

niburasu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24618 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鈍る

にぶる

to become blunt

鈍感

どんかん

thickheaded

鈍い

にぶい

dull (e.g. a knife)

鈍

どん

dull

鈍化

どんか

becoming dull

鈍い

のろい

indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex)

鈍行

どんこう

local train

鈍感力

どんかんりょく

The Power of Insensitivity (book by Junichi Watanabe)

鈍器

どんき

blunt weapon

決心が鈍る

けっしんがにぶる

to waver in one's resolution

Example Sentences

我々は流感の広がる速度を鈍らすことができるだろうか。

Can we check the rapid spread of the 'flu?