鈍い (nibui)
dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid
- JLPT N2
- adjective
- Pitch 2
- #10926 most frequent
Meaning
鈍い (にぶい, nibui) is a JLPT N2 adjective meaning “dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
今日は頭の回転が鈍いです。
My brain is working slowly today.
彼は感覚が鈍い。
He has dull senses.
彼は動作が鈍い。
He is slow in action.
彼は理解力がのろい。
He is slow of understanding.
あいつは石頭だ.〈鈍い〉
He is a real blockhead.
何て歩みののろいやつだろう。
How slow you are!
確かに彼は少々にぶいが勤勉だ。
Indeed he may be a little dull, but he is diligent.
風邪で彼の味覚は鈍くなっていた。
A cold dulled his taste.
足の裏は暑さや寒さに対して鈍い。
Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.
お兄さんと比べて、彼は運動神経が鈍い。
Compared with his brother, he is a poor athlete.
たとえ私は頭が鈍くとも少なくとも勤勉だ。
If I am dull, I am at least industrious.
彼女の運転は、注意深いのではなくて、のろいのだ。
She drives not carefully but slowly.