12 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N2

dull, slow, foolish, blunt

Kun'yomi
  • dull (e.g. a knife) ②thickheaded ③dull (sound, color, etc.) ④slow
  • to become blunt ②to become less capable
  • にぶ-
  • to become blunt ②to become less capable
  • blunt (e.g. sword) ②lazy
On'yomi
  • dull

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

にぶにぶにぶ- 66.0%
ドン 34.0%

Character Breakdown

dull, slow, foolish
にぶ.い ドン なま.る (7th, N2)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
barracks, police station, camp
トン たむろ (9th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ サ ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)

Common Words

dull (e.g. a knife) ②thickheaded ③dull (sound, color, etc.) ④slow
to become blunt ②to become less capable
to become less capable
to waver in one's resolution
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References

Unicode hex code 920D
JIS X 0208 1-38-63
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4830
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6235
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1689
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2123
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1108
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O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1943
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40219
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 966
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 997
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 975
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1597
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1372
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1811
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1509
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a4.2
Four corner code 8511.7
De Roo Code 2856