See also: 钝器

Chinese

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blunt; stupid device; tool; utensil
trad. (鈍器)
simp. (钝器)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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鈍器

  1. blunt instrument

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (鈍器):
  • Japanese: (どん)() (donki)
  • Korean: 둔기(鈍器) (dun'gi)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
どん
Grade: S

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
鈍器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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(don, blunt) + (ki, implement)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(どん)() (donki

  1. a blunt weapon
    後頭部(こうとうぶ)鈍器(どんき)(なぐ)られた
    kōtōbu o donki de nagurareta
    struck on the back of the head with a blunt weapon

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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鈍器 (dun'gi) (hangeul 둔기)

  1. hanja form? of 둔기