にぶい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. dull (e.g. a knife); blunt
You can't cut meat well with a dull knife.
2. thickheaded; obtuse; stupid
I'm slow on the uptake, so I won't understand anyway.
3. dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
The sound seems dull somehow.
4. slow; sluggish; inert; lethargic
However, it burns more slowly than I thought.
5. insensitive; dull (e.g. reflexes); unperceptive; unfeeling
I seem to be rather insensitive to people's feelings.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
dull sound; muffled sound
dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded
insensitive; thick-skinned
Examples (18 in total)
You're really slow, aren't you? Don't you get it?
Your movements are sluggish, aren't they?
The sound seems dull somehow.
You still don't get it no matter how many times I explain? You're so slow.
It was a relief that the enemy's movements were sluggish.
I'm slow on the uptake, so I won't understand anyway.
A dull, heavy sound echoes in the room.
You can't cut meat well with a dull knife.
However, it burns more slowly than I thought.
But with a wounded body, my movements are sluggish, as expected.
The blade of this kitchen knife has gone dull.
Soles of the feet are insensitive to heat and cold.
I can tell, even if I hate it, that my reactions are becoming dull.
I seem to be rather insensitive to people's feelings.
No matter how many times you experience it, a dull ache is still unpleasant.
Illuminated by the sun, the center of the stone appears to glow dimly.
After that, I recommended this manga to several people, but none of them showed much interest.
However, using it causes one to be dragged along by instinct, making one's thinking a bit dull.