How to say 'Dull' in Japanese | 鈍い

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The Japanese word for Dull is 'Nibui', written as 鈍い in Japanese.'Dull' in hiragana is にぶい.

word

鈍い

Meaning

Dull

Reading

にぶい

nibui

Kanji

鈍Blunt, Dull

Explanation

The Japanese adjective '鈍い (にぶい)' primarily means 'dull'. It can describe something that is not sharp, such as a knife, or something that is slow or sluggish, like a reaction or movement. For example: This knife is dull「このナイフは鈍い」(このナイフはにぶい). His reaction was slow「彼の反応は鈍かった」(かれのはんのうはにぶかった). The adjective can also be used metaphorically to describe a person's wit or senses as being dull or not sharp. For example: She is not quick-witted「彼女は頭の回転が鈍い」(かのじょはあたまのかいてんがにぶい).

Part Of Speech

adjective

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7280

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 鈍い

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

鈍

Meaning

Blunt, Dull

Hiragana in the Word 鈍い

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

い

Reading

Words Related to 鈍い Through the Kanji 鈍

This Word contains the Kanji 鈍 as well.

word

鈍感

Meaning

Insensitive

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'Nibui' means 'Dull' .

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