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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
あいつは石頭だ. He is pigheaded.あいつは石頭だ. 〈頑固だ〉 He is as obstinate as a mule.あいつは石頭だ. 〈鈍い〉 He is a real blockhead.あいつは石頭だ. He is really thickheaded.あいつは石頭だ. 〈ぶつかって〉 His skull is as hard as granite.石頭希遷、及び、石頭門下の天皇道悟、丹霞天然、雲巌曇晟、投子大同など。
It includes Kisen SEKITO as well as his disciples such as Dogo TENNO, Tennen TANKA, Donjo UNGAN and Daido TOSU.