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Kanji Detail for 怠 - "neglect, lazy, slack"

怠

  • Meaning

    怠 means "neglect, lazy, slack."

    1. Neglect - To fail to care for properly.

    2. Lazy - Not inclined to work; idle.

    3. Slack - Not putting in effort.

  • Words using 怠

    • 怠慢 たいまん Listen negligence; neglect; carelessness
    • 怠る おこたる Listen to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of
    • 怠惰 たいだ Listen lazy; idle; indolent

  • Tattoo check: 怠

    • Verified meaning: neglect, lazy, slack
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • 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

    neglect; laziness

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    idle, remiss, negligent; neglect

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    idle; lazy; negligent; careless

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    idle; negligent, remiss; to neglect

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

    Lazy; slack. Such as 怠忽, 懈怠, 始勤終怠.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    tai(タイ) タイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nama.keru(なま-ける) なま-ける

    okotaru(おこた-る) おこた-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    neglect lazy slack lax sluggish negligence laziness idleness indolence lethargy procrastination sloth apathy torpor

Sentences including 怠

  • The trouble with him is that he is lazy.

  • The failure is due to his idleness.

  • He is a lazy student.

  • He is never lazy.

  • How lazy those boys are !

  • He idles away the time.

  • You should never fail to make efforts.

  • Those who are idle will fail.

  • Don't neglect your business.

  • He is not the idle boy he was.

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