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Kanji 怠: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 怠: neglect, laziness

Key takeaways

Kanji 怠: neglect, laziness. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

怠
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Meaning

neglectlaziness

On reading

タイ

Kun reading

おこた.るなま.ける

Radical

心

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 怠

neglect, laziness

Kanji structure breakdown

怠

Structure breakdown

台 + 心

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine placing your heart (心) on a stand (台) and just leaving it there. Because the heart is stagnant and not actively moving, it represents being lazy and neglecting one's duties.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

タイ
  • 怠慢たいまん

    negligence / carelessness / procrastination

Kun reading

おこた.る
  • 怠るおこたる

    neglect / be careless / be off guard

  • 怠けるなまける

    to be lazy / to neglect duties

Commonly used words

  • 怠慢
    たいまん

    negligence / carelessness / procrastination

  • 怠る
    おこたる

    neglect / be careless / be off guard

  • 怠ける
    なまける

    to be lazy / to neglect duties

Example sentences

Example 1

仕事での怠慢は許されない。

Translation

Negligence at work is unacceptable.

Example 2

彼の怠慢が問題を大きくした。

Translation

His carelessness made the problem worse.

Example 3

今日は体がだるい。

Translation

My body feels sluggish today.

Example 4

だるくて仕事が進まない。

Translation

I feel sluggish and can't get work done.

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