鈍感|どんかんdonkan[0]heiban (flat)
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- na-adjective, nounthickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
Conjugation
| Plain form | 鈍感(どんかん) |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 鈍感です(どんかんです) |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 鈍感ではない(どんかんではない) |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 鈍感ではありません(どんかんではありません) |
| Past (datta) | 鈍感だった(どんかんだった) |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 鈍感ではなかった(どんかんではなかった) |
| Te form (de) | 鈍感で(どんかんで) |
| Adverbial (ni) | 鈍感に(どんかんに) |
| Conditional (nara) | 鈍感なら(どんかんなら) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym無感覚むかんかくNeutralNumbness or apathy — a complete lack of feeling or sensation. 「鈍感」 instead stresses being slow to react to people's emotions or the mood.
- Antonym敏感びんかんNeutralSensitive — the opposite of 「鈍感」, which is slow to react.
- Antonym鋭敏えいびんWrittenSharp and keen; written/formal prose. The opposite of 「鈍感」's dullness.
Use 「鈍感」 for someone slow to pick up on others' feelings or the mood, as in 「鈍感な人」「鈍感力」. For a complete lack of sensation say 「無感覚」; for sensitive, 「敏感」; for sharp or keen, 「鋭敏」.
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