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Meaning of 鈍る in Japanese
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鈍るJLPT 1
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Kana Readingにぶる, なまる
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Romajiniburu, namaru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to become less capable; to grow dull; to become blunt; to weaken
- Example sentence
- 嗅覚が鈍っています。 I can't smell well. I have lost my sense of smell.
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Examples of 鈍る, にぶる, なまる in a sentence
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嗅覚が鈍っています。
I can't smell well. I have lost my sense of smell.
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The older we get, the weaker our memory becomes.
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筋肉がなまった。
My muscles have got soft.
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Activity keeps the mind from rusting.
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Am I slipping?
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The more you drink, the less careful you will be.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 鈍る
- Plain Polite
- 鈍ります
- Negative
- 鈍らない
- Negative Polite
- 鈍りません
Past
- Plain
- 鈍った
- Plain Polite
- 鈍りました
- Negative
- 鈍らなかった
- Negative Polite
- 鈍りませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 鈍って
- Plain Polite
- 鈍りまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 鈍られる
- Plain Polite
- 鈍られます
- Negative
- 鈍られない
- Negative Polite
- 鈍られません
Kanji in this word
鈍
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