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鈍にぶい

N2
にぶい nibui
  1. dull (e.g. a knife)
  2. thickheaded
  3. slow (opposite of fast)
  4. stupid
い-adjective

Chinese meanings

迟钝;不敏锐;钝

Examples

  • お兄にいさんと比くらべて、彼かれは運うん動どう神しん経けいが鈍にぶい。
    Compared with his brother, he is a poor athlete.
    和哥哥相比,他运动神经不灵敏。
  • たとえ私わたしは頭あたまが鈍にぶくとも少すくなくとも勤きん勉べんだ。
    If I am dull, I am at least industrious.
    即使我头脑迟钝,至少我很勤奋。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('9aeb7de3a0'); // 鈍い
{
  "id": "9aeb7de3a0",
  "word": "鈍い",
  "reading": "にぶい",
  "romaji": "nibui",
  "meanings": [
    "dull (e.g. a knife)",
    "thickheaded",
    "slow (opposite of fast)",
    "stupid"
  ],
  "level": "N2",
  "pos": [
    "adj-i"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1582430,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "お兄さんと比べて、彼は運動神経が鈍い。",
      "furigana": "お{兄|にい}さんと{比|くら}べて、{彼|かれ}は{運動神経|うんどうしんけい}が{鈍|にぶ}い。",
      "en": "Compared with his brother, he is a poor athlete.",
      "tatoeba_id": 227196
    },
    {
      "ja": "たとえ私は頭が鈍くとも少なくとも勤勉だ。",
      "furigana": "たとえ{私|わたし}は{頭|あたま}が{鈍|にぶ}くとも{少|すく}なくとも{勤勉|きんべん}だ。",
      "en": "If I am dull, I am at least industrious.",
      "tatoeba_id": 203489
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "372c627fd30c29594bf889cb34712163b8d38c838e972c218ab1c5cdb2759e15",
    "meanings": [
      "迟钝",
      "不敏锐",
      "钝"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "お兄さんと比べて、彼は運動神経が鈍い。",
        "zh": "和哥哥相比,他运动神经不灵敏。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "たとえ私は頭が鈍くとも少なくとも勤勉だ。",
        "zh": "即使我头脑迟钝,至少我很勤奋。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n2/9aeb7de3a0",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1582430; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "8f400a92994e38b95241cbe5580ea2cab052f57f27f2dede5d20840f723b5460"
  }
}