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鈍い (にぶい): dull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid — Japanese vocabulary

鈍い is read にぶい and means "dull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

鈍い

Reading
にぶい · nibui
Translation
dull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
にぶいが

Example

足の裏は暑さや寒さに対して鈍い。

あしのうらはあつさやさむさにたいしてにぶい。

Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.

Kanji in this word

  • 鈍 — dull, slow

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