鈍にぶる

にぶる niburu

to become less capable
to grow dull
to become blunt
to weaken

godan verbintransitive

Chinese meanings

变迟钝；减弱

Examples

Furigana

テレビは創そう造ぞう力りょくを鈍にぶらせる力ちからがある。
Television can dull our creative power.
电视有使创造力变迟钝的作用。
Tatoeba #201979
インフレ進行度は鈍っている。
The rate of inflation is slowing down.
通胀的进展正在放缓。
Tatoeba #228346

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('a5fb8ab81f'); // 鈍る

{
  "id": "a5fb8ab81f",
  "word": "鈍る",
  "reading": "にぶる",
  "romaji": "niburu",
  "meanings": [
    "to become less capable",
    "to grow dull",
    "to become blunt",
    "to weaken"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vi"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1582440,
  "other_readings": [
    "なまる"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "テレビは創造力を鈍らせる力がある。",
      "furigana": "テレビは{創造力|そうぞうりょく}を{鈍|にぶ}らせる{力|ちから}がある。",
      "en": "Television can dull our creative power.",
      "tatoeba_id": 201979
    },
    {
      "ja": "インフレ進行度は鈍っている。",
      "en": "The rate of inflation is slowing down.",
      "tatoeba_id": 228346
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "fad6bcdce598c769a3011a862b17c0701741b527e638bc46884952d5f6c968c9",
    "meanings": [
      "变迟钝",
      "减弱"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "テレビは創造力を鈍らせる力がある。",
        "zh": "电视有使创造力变迟钝的作用。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "インフレ進行度は鈍っている。",
        "zh": "通胀的进展正在放缓。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/a5fb8ab81f",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1582440; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6a172bbec1732a6c5670f7eeba7b50056218ba1b8b60d1701dac3861932fb5c6"
  }
}