鈍
dull; slow; foolish; blunt
12 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1574.
Readings
- ドン (on reading): 鈍器 (どんき) blunt weapon; 鈍感 (どんかん) thickheaded
- にぶる (kun reading): 鈍る (にぶる) to become blunt; 腕が鈍る (うでがにぶる) to become less capable
- にぶい (kun reading): 鈍い (にぶい) dull (e.g. a knife); 神経の鈍い (しんけいのにぶい) insensitive
- にぶ (kun reading): 鈍黄色 (にぶきいろ) dull yellow; 鈍らす (にぶらす) to blunt
- なまる (kun reading)
- なまくら (kun reading)
Components
Words using 鈍
- 鈍器 (どんき) blunt weapon
- 鈍感 (どんかん) thickheaded
- 鈍化 (どんか) becoming dull
- 鈍足 (どんそく) slow-footed
- 鈍重 (どんじゅう) thickheaded
- 鈍る (にぶる) to become blunt
- 腕が鈍る (うでがにぶる) to become less capable
- 決心が鈍る (けっしんがにぶる) to waver in one's resolution
- 勘が鈍る (かんがにぶる) to become insensitive
- 鈍い (にぶい) dull (e.g. a knife)
- 神経の鈍い (しんけいのにぶい) insensitive
- 鈍い音 (にぶいおと) dull sound
- 頭の鈍い (あたまのにぶい) dim-witted
- 鈍黄色 (にぶきいろ) dull yellow
- 鈍らす (にぶらす) to blunt
- 鈍色 (にびいろ) dark gray
- 鈍 (なまくら) blunt (e.g. sword)
- 妻鈍ジー (さいのろジー) uxoriousness
- 椎鈍 (しいにび) jet black
- 青鈍 (あおにび) grey tinged with green
45 words in all.