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Kanji 慢: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 慢: ridicule, laziness

Key takeaways

Kanji 慢: ridicule, laziness. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

ridiculelaziness

On reading

マン

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 慢

ridicule, laziness

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

忄 + 曼

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a heart (忄) that is stretched out or prolonged (曼). When the heart is too loose, it leads to laziness, but when the heart is stretched long to endure until the end, it represents patience.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

マン
  • 怠慢たいまん

    negligence / carelessness / procrastination

  • 我慢がまん

    patience / endurance / self-control

  • 自慢じまん

    pride / boast

Commonly used words

  • 怠慢
    たいまん

    negligence / carelessness / procrastination

  • 我慢
    がまん

    patience / endurance / self-control

  • 自慢
    じまん

    pride / boast

Example sentences

Example 1

仕事での怠は許されない。

Translation

Negligence at work is unacceptable.

Example 2

彼の怠が問題を大きくした。

Translation

His carelessness made the problem worse.

Example 3

痛みをがまんするしかない。

Translation

I have no choice but to endure the pain.

Example 4

みんなのためにがまんしよう。

Translation

Let's be patient for everyone's sake.

Kanji 慢: ridicule, laziness | Daily Nihongo