のろい (noroi)

dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid

  • JLPT N2
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Meaning

鈍い (のろい, noroi) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “dull (e.g. a knife),thickheaded,slow (opposite of fast),stupid”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

この 電車でんしゃは 本当ほんとうにのろいですね。

This train is really slow.

呪のろいだよ。

It is a curse.

彼かれは 感覚かんかくが 鈍にぶい。

He has dull senses.

彼かれは 動作どうさが 鈍にぶい。

He is slow in action.