怠慢 (たいまん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

怠慢 (たいまん) means negligence / carelessness / procrastination.

See example sentences below.

怠慢 at a glance

怠慢

たいまんtaiman

N1noun

negligence / carelessness / procrastination

怠慢たいまんtaimanN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

negligence / carelessness / procrastination

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.