# 鈍 — dull; blunt

鈍 means “dull; blunt”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ドン (don). Kun'yomi: にぶ(い) (nibui), なま(る) (namaru). You'll see it in words such as 鈍い (nibui, “dull; blunt”).

- Meaning: dull; blunt
- On'yomi: ドン (don)
- Kun'yomi: にぶ(い) (nibui), なま(る) (namaru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Qualities 5

## How to remember 鈍

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 屯 barracks

## Words with 鈍

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鈍い | にぶい (nibui) | dull; blunt |
| 鈍る | にぶる (niburu) | to become blunt; to grow dull |

## More in the “Qualities 5” set

[浅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shallow/) · [軟](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/soft/) · [珍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/rare/) · [鋭](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sharp/) · [鈍](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dull/) · [偉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/great/) · [匂](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/smell/)

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