鈍い

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
のろ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「鈍い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 鈍く ろく

Terminal (終止形) 鈍い
Attributive (連体形) 鈍い
Key constructions
Informal negative 鈍くない ろくない
くない

Informal past 鈍かった ろかった
かった

Informal negative past 鈍くなかった ろくなかった
くなかった

Formal 鈍いです いです
Conjunctive 鈍くて ろくて
くて

Conditional 鈍ければ ろければ
ければ

Adjective

(のろ) (noroi-i (adverbial (のろ) (noroku))

  1. slow, sluggish
Inflection
Synonyms
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
にぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「鈍い
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Continuative (連用形) 鈍く ぶく

Terminal (終止形) 鈍い
Attributive (連体形) 鈍い
Key constructions
Informal negative 鈍くない ぶくない
くない

Informal past 鈍かった ぶかった
かった

Informal negative past 鈍くなかった ぶくなかった
くなかった

Formal 鈍いです いです
Conjunctive 鈍くて ぶくて
くて

Conditional 鈍ければ ぶければ
ければ

Adjective

(にぶ) (nibui-i (adverbial (にぶ) (nibuku))

  1. dull (edge)
  2. dull (sense); stupid; slow on the uptake
Inflection
Antonyms

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
おそ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 鈍い – see the following entry: おそい

(The following entry is uncreated: おそい.)