Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (どん) in Japanese

Kana Reading
どん, のろ
Romaji
don, noro
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
    Example sentence
    このナイフなまくら切れない。 This knife is so dull that it can't cut.

Examples of 鈍, どん, のろ in a sentence

  • このナイフなまくら切れない。

    This knife is so dull that it can't cut.



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

12 strokes

dull, slow, foolish, blunt

On'Yomi: ドン

Kun'Yomi: にぶ.い, にぶ.る, にぶ-, なま.る, なまく.ら

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