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Kanji 鈍: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 鈍: dull, slow, foolish, blunt

Key takeaways

Kanji 鈍: dull, slow, foolish, blunt. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

鈍
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Meaning

dullslowfoolishblunt

On reading

ドン

Kun reading

にぶ.いにぶ.るにぶ-なま.るなまく.ら

Radical

金

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 鈍

dull, slow, foolish, blunt

Kanji structure breakdown

鈍

Structure breakdown

金 + 屯

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine metal (金) that is just stationed (屯) in one place without being forged. Because it hasn't been sharpened, it is blunt and dull, representing slowness in action or wit.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ドン
  • 鈍感どんかん

    insensitive / thickheaded

Kun reading

にぶ.い
  • 鈍るなまる

    to become dull/weakened

  • 鈍いにぶい

    dull / slow / thickheaded

Commonly used words

  • 鈍感
    どんかん

    insensitive / thickheaded

  • 鈍る
    なまる

    to become dull/weakened

  • 鈍い
    にぶい

    dull / slow / thickheaded

Example sentences

Example 1

彼は人の気持ちに鈍感だ。

Translation

He is insensitive to other people's feelings.

Example 2

鈍感な性格は時に困ることもある。

Translation

A thickheaded personality can sometimes cause problems.

Example 3

使わないと勘が鈍る。

Translation

If you don’t use it, your intuition becomes dull.

Example 4

最近、体の動きが鈍ってきた。

Translation

Lately, my body has been getting slower.

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