鈍化

Chinese

blunt; stupid
to make into; to change into; ‑ization
to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform
 
trad. (鈍化)
simp. (钝化)

Pronunciation


Verb

鈍化

  1. (of a knife) to become dull; to make (something) become dull
  2. (figurative) to weaken; to lessen; to become blunted or mild
  3. (chemistry) to passivise or be passivised

Noun

鈍化

  1. (chemistry) passivation

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どん
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dõ̞ŋka̠]

Noun

(どん)() • (donka

  1. slowdown

Verb

(どん)()する • (donka suruintransitive suru (stem (どん)() (donka shi), past (どん)()した (donka shita))

  1. slow down; become dull
    • 2025 May 13, 内田眞一 [Shinichi Uchida], quotee, “第217回国会 参議院 財政金融委員会 第11号 令和7年5月13日 [217th Diet House of Councilors Finance and Finance Committee No. 11 May 13, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 7 September 2025:
      まず、成長ペースが鈍化いたしますので、需要面から物価に押し下げに作用する。
      Mazu, seichō pēsu ga donka itashi masu node, juyō-men kara bukka ni oshisage ni sayō suru.
      First, the pace of growth will slow, which will have a downward effect on prices from the demand side.

Conjugation