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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