Japanese symbol for “rounded”
鈍頭
どんとう
Romaji: dontou
obtuse (of the shape of a leaf); rounded
In Japanese, rounded is 鈍頭, read どんとう (dontou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n obtuse (of the shape of a leaf); rounded
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rounded”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 円唇 | えんしん enshin | rounding of the lips; rounded (e.g. vowel) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鈍感 | どんかん donkan | thickheaded; insensitive; dull |
| 鈍い | にぶい nibui | dull (e.g. a knife); blunt |
| 鈍器 | どんき donki | blunt weapon |
| 鈍化 | どんか donka | becoming dull; slowing down |
| 鈍る | にぶる niburu | to become blunt; to grow dull |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう boutou | beginning; opening; start |
| 先頭 | せんとう sentou | head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead |
| 頭痛 | ずつう zutsuu | headache |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rounded”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.