鈍
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Translingual
Han character
鈍 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+4, 12 strokes, cangjie input 金心山 (CPU), four-corner 85117, composition ⿰金屯)
References
- KangXi: page 1298, character 13
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40219
- Dae Jaweon: page 1801, character 6
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4175, character 3
- Unihan data for U+920D
Chinese
trad. | 鈍 | |
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simp. | 钝 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 鈍 |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
Small seal script |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *duːns) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 屯 (OC *duːn, *tun).
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-t(u/i)l (“dull; blunt”). Compare Tibetan རྟུལ (rtul, “dull; blunt”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
鈍
- dull; blunt; not sharp
- dull-witted; dim-witted; slow-witted; stupid
- a surname
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- (of edge) dull, blunt
- (of senses) dull, stupid, slow, slow-witted
Readings
- Go-on: どん (don, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: とん (ton)
- Kun: にぶい (nibui, 鈍い, Jōyō); にぶる (niburu, 鈍る, Jōyō); のろい (noroi, 鈍い); なまる (namaru, 鈍る); なまくら (namakura, 鈍)
Compounds
- 鈍角
- 鈍感
- 鈍麻
- 鈍磨
- 愚鈍
- 遅鈍
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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鈍 |
にび Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of classical verb 鈍ぶ (nibu, “to become dark gray”).[1] In modern Japanese, reanalyzed as a shortening of compound term 鈍色 (nibiiro, “dark gray”).[1][2]
First cited to the late 900s.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) にび [nìbíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟ibʲi]
Noun
鈍 • (nibi)
- short for 鈍色 (nibiiro): dark gray
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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鈍 |
なまくら Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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鈍ら |
The first portion nama is from 生 (nama). This usually has a sense of raw but also has overtones of unprocessed, unready and thus some semantic overlap with, and is cognate with, 鈍る (namaru, “to become dull, especially due to lack of proper tempering”).
The second portion kura is of uncertain derivation.
The term is first cited to 1711.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) なまくら [nàmákúrá] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [na̠ma̠kɯ̟ᵝɾa̠]
Adjective
鈍 • (namakura) -na (adnominal 鈍な (namakura na), adverbial 鈍に (namakura ni))
- (uncommon) dull of edge, unable to cut well
- (uncommon) dull of mind, lazy, insipid
Noun
鈍 • (namakura)
- a blunt blade
- a lazy person, a dullard
- Synonym: 怠け者 (namakemono)
Derived terms
- 鈍刀 (namakura-gatana, “a dull sword”)
- 鈍武士 (namakura bushi, “a warrior with a dull sword; a warrior with no ambition”)
- 鈍物 (namakuramono, “a dull blade”)
- 鈍者 (namakuramono, “a lazy person”)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
鈍 (eumhun 무딜 둔 (mudil dun))
- Hanja form? of 둔 (“blunt, obtuse”).
- Hanja form? of 둔 (“dull”).
- Hanja form? of 둔 (“flat”).
- Hanja form? of 둔 (“dull-witted”).
Vietnamese
Han character
鈍: Hán Nôm readings: độn
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