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鈍感 (どんかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
na-adjective, noun
insensitive ; thick-skinned ; obtuse
Describes a person who is slow to notice feelings, atmospheres, or subtle cues; often used critically or self-deprecatingly. Can also refer to physical insensitivity.
どん
感かん
な
人ひと
だ
と
思おも
わ
れ
たく
ない
。
I don't want to be thought of as a thick-skinned person.
Written forms 鈍どん 感かん Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
ドンカン Usage 1%
Kanji 感 emotion, feeling, sensation Similar words 敏びん 感かん Antonym; means sensitive, keen, or highly responsive to stimuli or feelings.
鈍にぶ い Adjective meaning dull, slow, or blunt; 鈍感 emphasizes a lack of emotional or social sensitivity more than physical slowness.
Etymology Compound of 鈍 (don, 'dull, slow') and 感 (kan, 'feeling, sensation'), literally 'dull sensation'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the early modern period.
