Onyomi: ドン · Kunyomi: なま.る, なまく.ら, にぶ-, にぶ.い, にぶ.る · Meanings: blunt, dull, foolish, slow
Kanji for blunt, dull, foolish, slow
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鈍 is formed from the metal radical 釒 on the left and the character 屯 on the right. 釒 represents metal, while 屯 shows something piled up or stuck and not moving smoothly. Together, they show metal that is blocked or not sharp. From this structure, 鈍 came to mean dull, blunt, or slow.
鈍 shows metal that is not sharp, meaning dull or blunt.
Think of metal (釒) that cannot move smoothly because it is stuck or piled up (屯). That metal is not sharp or quick. This dull, slow state is 鈍.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鈍 | どん | dull, slow, stupid, dull-brained | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 鈍ら | なまくら | blunt (e.g. sword), dull | Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 遅い | おそい | slow | common JLPT-N5 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 鈍い | にぶい | dull (e.g. a knife), blunt | common JLPT-N2 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 鈍感 | どんかん | thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned | common JLPT-N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 鈍る | にぶる | to become blunt, to grow dull | JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 鈍痛 | どんつう | dull pain | Noun |
| 鈍ちん | にぶちん | dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings) | Noun |
| 鈍い | のろい | thickheaded, obtuse, stupid | common I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 鈍らす | にぶらす | to blunt, to dull, to weaken | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |