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鈍る (にぶる): to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken — Japanese vocabulary

鈍る is read にぶる and means "to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

鈍る

Reading
にぶる · niburu
Translation
to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
にぶるが

Example

嗅覚が鈍っています。

きゅうかくがにぶっています。

I've lost my sense of smell.

Kanji in this word

  • 鈍 — dull, slow

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