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鈍い (のろい): dull (e.g., a knife), slow (opposite of fast), stupid — Japanese vocabulary

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

鈍い

Reading
のろい · noroi
Translation
dull (e.g., a knife), slow (opposite of fast), stupid
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
のろいが

Example

大きくて、のろくて、無口でした。

おおきくて、のろくて、むくちでした。

He was big and slow and silent.

Kanji in this word

  • 鈍 — dull, slow

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