Kanji
怠
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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #17039 strokes
Meanings
neglect, laziness
ES: descuido, negligencia, pereza, descuidar, ser perezoso
- On
- タイ
- Kun
- おこた.る、なま.ける
Common words
- 怠けるなまけるto be lazy, to be idle, to slack
- 怠るおこたるto neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of
- 怠いだるいsluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull
- 怠慢たいまんnegligence, neglect, carelessness, procrastination
- 倦怠けんたいweariness, fatigue, languor, boredom, tedium, ennui
- 怠惰たいだlazy, idle, indolent, slothful
- 怠け者なまけものlazy person, lazy fellow, slothful person
Example sentences
彼は勉強を怠けている。
He is lazy in his study.
Es un perezoso estudiando.
Tatoeba #100116(opens in a new tab)彼は職務怠慢だった。
He neglected his duties.
Él ha abandonado sus deberes.
Tatoeba #103931(opens in a new tab)随分と怠慢な教師だな!
What a lazy teacher!
¡Qué maestro tan perezoso!
Tatoeba #9544308(opens in a new tab)あなたは「ありがとう」と言うことを怠った。
You neglected to say "Thank you."
Se te olvidó decir, "gracias."
Tatoeba #232902(opens in a new tab)