鈍 — kanji meaning “dull”
鈍
dull, slow, foolish, blunt
- Meanings
- dull, slow, foolish, blunt
- On'yomi
- ドン (don)
- Kun'yomi
- にぶ.い、にぶ.る、にぶ-、なま.る、なまく.ら
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1574 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- dùn — Chinese character page
Words with 鈍
| 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 |
| 鈍い | のろい noroi | thickheaded; obtuse; stupid |
| 鈍行 | どんこう donkou | local train; slow train |
| 鈍ら | なまくら namakura | blunt (e.g. sword); dull |
| 愚鈍 | ぐどん gudon | stupid; dim-witted; dense |
| 鈍痛 | どんつう dontsuu | dull pain |
| 鈍重 | どんじゅう donjuu | thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic |
| 鈍色 | にびいろ nibiiro | dark gray; dark grey |
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