Related words 鋭えい Antonym: 鋭 means sharp, keen, or quick-witted, the opposite of 鈍 .
鈍にぶ い Synonymous i-adjective meaning dull, slow, or blunt. More common in everyday speech than 鈍 .
Word family· 26 Show 13 more Show fewer dull pain; dull ache
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic · slow-moving; sluggish
dark sleeper; Odontobutis obscura
sharpness or dullness; cleverness or foolishness
annealing
dull-witted; slow; stupid
dullness; slowness of mind; stupidity
dull sword; blunt sword
dullness; stupidity; dull person
slow-witted; dull
blockhead; fool
dulling; becoming blunt
obtuse angle
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Etymology The kanji 鈍 combines the metal radical 金 with 屯 , suggesting a blade that has lost its edge. The reading どん is the on'yomi; のろ is a native Japanese reading with uncertain historical derivation.
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