# 鈍 dull

金 (gold) + 屯 (bent dagger)
★★☆☆☆
12 strokes

## Onyomi

DON | DON Quixote's spear got dull from stabbing windmills all day.

## Mnemonic

| Your dagger is so dull it gets bent even trying to cut soft gold.

## Kunyomi

にぶ*い | dull like not sharp (not dull as in dumb) ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

鈍感(どんかん) な | dimwitted ★★☆☆☆ 鈍 (dull) + 感 (feeling) = 鈍感 (dimwitted) dimwitted, insensitive, thick-headed, sarcasm-proof

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
鈍 | dull | GOLD | 金
純 | epitome | STRING | 糸

GOLD is a dull metal (compared to steel), but STRING is the epitome of knitting.