利り鈍どん

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Meanings

1

sharpness or dullness; cleverness or foolishness

A literary noun contrasting sharpness/intelligence with dullness/foolishness. Rare in modern Japanese; mostly found in classical or formal writing.

古こ典てんでは、刀かたなの利り鈍どんが戦いくさの勝しょう敗はいを分わけると説とかれる。
In classical texts, it is said that the sharpness or dullness of a sword determines victory or defeat in battle.
彼かれの論ろん評ぴょうは、人ひとの利り鈍どんを見み抜ぬく鋭するどさがあった。
His critiques had a sharpness that discerned people's cleverness or foolishness.