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鈍

Kanji 鈍: meaning "dull, slow", readings, stroke order

The kanji 鈍 means "dull, slow". On'yomi: ドン; kun'yomi: にぶい、にぶる. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
dull, slow
On'yomi
ドン
Kun'yomi
にぶいにぶる
Strokes
12
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 鈍

  • 鈍い にぶい — dull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid
  • 鈍い のろい — dull (e.g., a knife), slow (opposite of fast), stupid
  • 鈍感 どんかん — thickheadedness, stolidity
  • 鈍る にぶる — to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken

Stroke order · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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