Word Meaning 鈍る

にぶる niburu

鈍る is read as にぶる (niburu) and means to become blunt.

Meaning

English

to become blunt
to grow dull
to become less capable
to weaken
to falter

Reading

Kana

にぶる

Romaji

niburu

Writing Variants

鈍るなまる namaru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 冴える Rank 1903 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

鈍らす

にぶらす

to blunt

鈍器

どんき

blunt weapon