鈍器

See also: 钝器

Chinese
blunt; stupid device; tool; utensil
trad. (鈍器) 鈍 器
simp. (钝器) 钝 器

Pronunciation

Noun

鈍器

  1. blunt instrument

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (鈍器):
  • → Japanese: 鈍(どん)器(き) (donki)
  • → Korean: 둔기(鈍器) (dun'gi)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鈍 器
どん
Grade: S		 き
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
鈍器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

鈍 (don, “blunt”) + 器 (ki, “implement”)

Pronunciation

    Noun

    鈍(どん)器(き) • (donki) 

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

    References
    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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    鈍器

    Noun

    鈍器 • (dun'gi) (hangeul 둔기)

    1. Hanja form? of 둔기.
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