怠
怠

neglect, laziness

9 strokesFrequency 1,703JLPT N1Grade 8

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怠るおこたるGodan verbFreq #6624
1

Transitive verb

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

Examples
あなたは「ありがとう」と言うことを怠った。
You neglected to say "Thank you."
2

Dated term; Intransitive verb

to improve (of an illness); to get better

だるい怠いダルい懈いたるい～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #7753
1

sluggish; languid; listless; heavy (heart, legs, etc.); dull

Examples
だるいし頭がずきずきする。
I feel listless and have a throbbing headache.
2

Slang

bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

怠惰たいだNoun～な Adj.Freq #13109
1

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

Examples
怠惰は悪徳のもと。
Idle hands are the devil's tool.
けだるい気だるい気怠い気懈い～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #15696
1

languid; listless

怠けるなまける懶けるIchidan verbFreq #21249
1

Intransitive verb

to be lazy; to be idle; to slack

Examples
概して人間は怠ける傾向にある。
As a rule, man is inclined to be lazy.
2

Transitive verb

to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)

Examples
彼は勉強を怠けている。
He is lazy in his study.
倦怠感けん怠感けんたいかんNounFreq #23562
1

physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling

怠慢たいまんNoun～な Adj.Freq #23921
1

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

Examples
彼は義務怠慢で非難された。
He was blamed for neglect of duty.
怠け者なまけもの懶け者NounFreq #28026
1

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

Examples
彼は怠け者に対して点が辛い。
He is very hard on lazy people.
倦怠けんたいNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #39557
1

weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui

Examples
オルダス・ハックスリーが人間のもっとも危険な条件だと考えたのは倦怠であった。
It was boredom that Aldous Huxley considered one of the most dangerous human conditions.
滞納たいのう怠納NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #48543
1

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

Examples
数日ならまだしも１０日も滞納している。
A few days would have been excusable, but you are in arrears for 10 days.
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