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Kanji Detail for 惰 - "lazy"

惰

  • Meaning

    惰 means "lazy." Also associated with neglect, inertia.

    1. Lazy - Lacking effort; idle; slothful.

    2. Neglect - To fail to attend to; to disregard.

    3. Inertia - A tendency to remain unchanged; sluggishness.

  • Words using 惰

    • 怠惰 たいだ Listen lazy; idle; indolent

  • Tattoo check: 惰

    • Verified meaning: lazy
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: neglect, inertia
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lazy; laziness

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    indolent, careless, lazy, idle

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lazy

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    lazy, idle, indolent; careless

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Lazy. Such as 游惰性成, meaning lazy by nature and not doing things.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    da(ダ) ダ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    lazy neglect inertia careless contemptuous negligent slacking indolent slothful apathetic disregard idle inactive lackadaisical languid lethargic listless phlegmatic shiftless slow sluggish torpid

Sentences including 惰

  • The failure is due to his idleness.

  • He is a lazy student.

  • How lazy those boys are !

  • He is not the idle boy he was.

  • He is a very lazy boy.

  • What a lazy teacher !

  • I cannot put up with his idleness any longer.

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