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Kanji Detail for 鈍 - "dull, slow-witted, to become dull"

  • Meaning

    鈍 means "dull, slow-witted, to become dull."

    1. Dull - Poor cutting edge of blades.

    2. Slow-witted - Sluggish; dim.

    3. To become dull - To lose sharpness.

    4. Gray - Dull gray color; dark gray.

  • Words using

    • 鈍化 どんか Listen becoming dull; slowing down
    • 鈍い にぶい Listen dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded
    • 鈍感 どんかん Listen thickheaded; insensitive; dull
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    • Verified meaning: dull, slow-witted, to become dull
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read どん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (どん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    dull; slow; foolish; blunt

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    blunt, obtuse; dull; flat; dull-witted

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    blunt; stupid

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    blunt, obtuse; dull, flat; dim-witted

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The opposite of sharp. When a blade is not sharp. | All things not sharp are called 鈍. | Not quick-witted. As in 魯鈍 (dull), 遲鈍 (slow).
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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