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

  1. to blunt
  2. to dull
  3. 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 24568 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鈍る

なまる

to become blunt

鈍感

どんかん

thickheaded

鈍い

にぶい

dull (e.g. a knife)

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