じゅ

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. thickheaded, slow-witted, phlegmatic, stolid, bovine.
  2. slow (of one's movements), sluggish.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じゅ
鈍重 どんじゅう

Contained Kanji 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)
heavy, important, esteem
ジュウ おも.い かさ.ねる (3rd, N4)
thousand
セン ち かず (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)