訥とつ弁べん

na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

inarticulate; slow of speech; tongue-tied

Describes a person who has difficulty expressing themselves smoothly; often implies a natural, unpolished way of speaking rather than a temporary state. Can be used as a noun or adjectivally.

• 彼かれは訥とつ弁べんだが、話はなす内ない容ようはいつも深ふかい。

  He is slow of speech, but what he says is always profound.

• 訥とつ弁べんな人ひとでも、練れん習しゅうすれば上手じょうずに話はなせるようになる。

  Even an inarticulate person can learn to speak well with practice.