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鈍

鈍 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

dull, slow, foolish, blunt

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ドンJHS
Kun (native)
  • にぶ(い)JHS
  • にぶ(る)JHS
  • にぶ〜
  • なま(る)
  • なまく(ら)
Other languages
  • 拼音dun4
  • 한글dun
  • Hán-ViệtĐộn

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
金(かね)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+920D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰金屯

Words using this kanji

  • 鈍化どんか鈍くなる（鈍くする）こと。becoming dull, slowing down
  • 鈍感どんかん感覚が鈍いこと。又、感受性を持たないこと。 人の心境を察知する洞察力に乏しいこと。thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned
  • 鈍いにぶいdull (e.g. a knife), blunt, thickheaded, obtuse
  • 鈍るにぶるto become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken
  • 鈍器どんきよく切れないが重い刃物。 刃の付いていない棍棒や木刀など棒状の道具。blunt weapon
  • 鈍間のろまblockhead, dunce, dimwit, dolt
  • 鈍いのろいthickheaded, obtuse, stupid, slow
  • 鈍らすにぶらすto blunt, to dull, to weaken
  • 鈍どん（なまくら）鈍い刃物。dull, slow, stupid, dull-brained
  • 鈍行どんこう普通列車の通称。local train, slow train
  • 鈍角どんかく角の大きさが90度を超え、180度未満のもの。一般には三角形を構成する角としての呼称。obtuse angle
  • 鈍重どんじゅう動作や性質などが鈍くてのろいこと。thickheaded, slow-witted, phlegmatic, stolid
  • 鈍痛どんつう鈍い痛み。dull pain
  • 鈍麻どんま感覚が鈍くなること。becoming numb, becoming desensitized
  • 鈍才どんさい才能がこと。また、才能が鈍い人。stupidity, dull person, dullness
  • 鈍刀どんとう切れ味の悪い刀。dull or blunt sword
  • 鈍色にびいろdark gray, dark grey, donjiki (clerical dress)
  • 鈍足どんそくslow-footed
  • 鈍物どんぶつ鈍才の者。馬鹿な人。blockhead, a fool
  • 鈍根どんこん才知が鈍いこと。また、そのようなさま。slow-witted

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-4
Four Corner
8511.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
8a4.2
Heisig
1611
Nelson
4830