Moto 鈍: Dull; Slow; FoolishKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ドン
- Kun'yomi
- にぶ(い)、にぶ(る)、にぶ-、なま(る)、なまく(ら)
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 56 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ドン)
- 鈍化どんかbecoming dull; slowing down
- 鈍どんdull; slow
- 鈍器どんきblunt weapon
- 鈍感どんかんthickheaded; insensitive
- 鈍行どんこうordinary train; slow train
- 利鈍りどんsharp or blunt; bright or foolish
- 愚鈍ぐどんstupidity; silliness
- 焼鈍しょうどんannealing
- 痴鈍ちどんdull-witted
- 貧すれば鈍するひんすればどんするpoverty dulls the wit
- 遅鈍ちどんdullness; stupidity
- 運根鈍うんこんどんluck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)
- 鈍くさいどんくさいslow; clumsy
- 鈍刀どんとうdull or blunt sword
- 鈍子どんすsilk damask; satin damask
- 鈍才どんさいstupidity; dull person
- 鈍根どんこんslow-witted
- 鈍物どんぶつblockhead; a fool
- 鈍痛どんつうdull pain
- 鈍磨どんまbecoming dull (of a knife, one's wits, etc.); becoming blunt
- 鈍臭いどんくさいslow; clumsy
- 鈍角どんかくobtuse angle
- 鈍角三角形どんかくさんかくけいobtuse triangle
- 鈍足どんそくslow-footed
- 鈍重どんじゅうthickheaded; slow-witted
- 鈍頭どんとうobtuse (of the shape of a leaf); rounded
- 鈍麻どんまbecoming numb; becoming desensitized
- 駑鈍どどんdull-witted; stupid
- 魯鈍ろどんimbecility; stupidity
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 鈍いにぶいdull (e.g. a knife); blunt
- 鈍らすにぶらすto blunt; to dull
- 鈍るにぶるto become blunt; to grow dull
- 勘が鈍るかんがにぶるto become insensitive; to become less perceptive
- 決心が鈍るけっしんがにぶるto waver in one's resolution
- 焼き鈍しやきなましannealing
- 焼き鈍し法やきなましほうsimulated annealing
- 焼き鈍すやきなますto anneal
- 神経の鈍いしんけいのにぶいinsensitive; thick-skinned
- 腕が鈍るうでがにぶるto become less capable
- 鈍い音にぶいおとdull sound; muffled sound
- 鈍すなますto anneal
- 鈍ちんにぶちんdullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
- 鈍らなまくらblunt (e.g. sword); dull
- 鈍黄色にぶきいろdull yellow
- 頭の鈍いあたまのにぶいdim-witted; airheaded
Other readings
- 鈍間のろまblockhead; dunce
- 椎鈍しいにびjet black
- 焼鈍しやきなましannealing
- 薄鈍うすのろhalf-wit; fool
- 鈍しおそしslow
- 鈍チンにぶちんdullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
- 鈍甲どんこdark sleeper (species of sleeper goby, Odontobutis obscura)
- 鈍色にびいろdark gray; dark grey
- 鈍間猿のろまざるloris
- 青鈍あおにびgrey tinged with green; grey tinged with blue
- 頭の回転が鈍いあたまのかいてんがおそいslow-witted; dull
Kanji that often appear with 鈍
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