JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 鈍: "dull, slow, foolish"
The kanji 鈍 means "dull, slow, foolish, blunt". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ドン in on'yomi and にぶ.い, にぶ.る, にぶ-, なま.る, なまく.ら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ドン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
にぶ.いにぶ.るにぶ-なま.るなまく.ら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | dull, slow, foolish, blunt |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1574 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鈍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鈍いdull (e.g. a knife); blunt · thickheaded; obtuse; stupid
- 鈍るto become blunt; to grow dull · to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
- 鈍感thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
- 鈍い音dull sound; muffled sound
- 愚鈍stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull
- 鈍器blunt weapon
- 鈍重thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; stolid · slow (of one's movements); sluggish
- 鈍色dark gray; dark grey · donjiki (clerical dress)
- 鈍痛dull pain
- 鈍間blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt
- 鈍くさいslow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
- 鈍dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
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