adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

  1. slowness of speech, awkwardness of speech.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
訥弁 とつべん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stutter
トツ ども.る (Kentei 1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
inside, within, between
ナイ うち ダイ (2nd, N3)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
valve, petal, braid
ベン わきま.える べ (5th, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)