Jisho

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12 strokes
Radical:
metal, gold 金 (釒)
Parts:
dull, slow, foolish, blunt
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1574 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 鈍 【ドン】 dull, slow, stupid, dull-brained
  • 鈍化 【ドンカ】 becoming dull, slowing down
  • 焼鈍 【ショウドン】 annealing
  • 愚鈍 【グドン】 stupid, dim-witted, dense, dull, obtuse, slow

Kun reading compounds

  • 鈍い 【にぶい】 dull (e.g. a knife), blunt, thickheaded, obtuse, stupid, dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light), slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic, insensitive, dull (e.g. reflexes), unperceptive, unfeeling
  • 鈍い音 【にぶいおと】 dull sound, muffled sound
  • 鈍る 【にぶる】 to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
  • 鈍る 【にぶる】 to become blunt, to grow dull, to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
  • 鈍ら 【なまくら】 blunt (e.g. sword), dull, lazy, cowardly, good for nothing

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
dun4
Korean:
dun

Spanish

  • torpe
  • pesado
  • embotado
  • obtuso
  • embotarse
  • atascarse

Portuguese

  • tolo
  • lento
  • estúpido
  • embotado
  • sem corte

French

  • émoussé
  • lent
  • bête
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