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What is the Kanji for "Blunt" and "Dull"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Blunt" and "Dull", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Blunt" and "Dull" is "".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Nibu" and "Noro".

Its onyomi reading is "Don".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "金" means "Gold" and can be read as "Kin", "Kane", "Kana", and "Kon". And The kanji "屯" means "Station", "Barracks", and "Post" and can be read as "Ton".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "" mean in japanese?

"" means "Blunt" and "Dull".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

鈍い: "Dull" or "Slow". The Japanese adjective '鈍い (にぶい)' has two main meanings - 'dull' and 'slow'. When describing an object, '鈍い' means the object lacks sharpness or keenness, such as a 'dull knife'. When describing a person or their abilities, '鈍い' means they are slow-witted or sluggish, such as a 'dull-witted person'. The adjective can also be used figuratively to describe emotions, senses or reactions as being slow or lacking in sensitivity, such as a 'dull pain' or 'dull senses'. Example sentences: The knife is dull - (包丁は鈍い). She has a dull mind - (彼女は頭が鈍い).

鈍感: "Insensitive". The adjectival noun '鈍感 (どんかん)' means 'insensitive'. It refers to a person who lacks sensitivity, awareness or understanding of situations or other people's feelings. This word carries a somewhat negative connotation, suggesting a lack of empathy or social skills. For example: He is quite insensitive to other people's needs - (彼はかなり他人の要求に鈍感だ). The committee members were insensitive to the concerns raised by the local community - (委員会のメンバーは地域社会の懸念に鈍感だった).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ど" is read as "do". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". The hiragana "ぶ" is read as "bu". The hiragana "の" is read as "no". And The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.