Vocab Info

N2 い-adjective

鈍(にぶ)いdull (e.g. a knife), blunt, thickheaded, obtuse, stupid, dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light), slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic, indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex), doting

    Dictionary Definition

    1. い-adjective

      1. 1.

        dull (e.g. a knife), blunt

      2. 2.

        thickheaded, obtuse, stupid

      3. 3.

        dull (sound, color, etc.), dim (light)

      4. 4.

        slow, sluggish, inert, lethargic

      5. 5.

        insensitive, dull (e.g. reflexes), unperceptive, unfeeling

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    鈍い 【にぶい】

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    Examples

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    • ナマケモノの動作(どうさ)はとても鈍(にぶ)いです。

      The sloth's movements are very slow.

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    • 運動(うんどう)神経(しんけい)が鈍(にぶ)いので、よく転(ころ)んでしまう。

      Since my motor skills are dull, I often end up falling.

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    • ナイフの切(き)れが鈍(にぶ)かったので、ナイフを研(と)ぎました。

      The knife was dull, so I sharpened it.

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    • リモコンへの反応(はんのう)が鈍(にぶ)いテレビがあまり売(う)れないのも当然(とうぜん)です。

      It's only natural that TVs that respond slowly to the remote control don't sell very well.

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    • ドスンという鈍(にぶ)い音(おと)からして、何(なに)か大(おお)きなものが倒(たお)れたに違(ちが)いありません。

      Judging from the dull thud, something big must have fallen.

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