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Kanji Detail for 惰 - "lazy, indolent, slothful"
惰
- Meaning
惰 means "lazy, indolent, slothful."
Lazy - To be inactive or sluggish in action.
Negligent - To be careless or neglectful in one's duties.
Slacking - To be lax or take shortcuts in one's work.
Careless - To be careless or lackadaisical in one's actions.
Contemptuous - To show disdain or disrespect for someone or something.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私にそれができなかったのは、学問の交際が基調を構成している二人の親しみに、自から一種の惰性があったため、思い切ってそれを突き破るだけの勇気が私に欠けていたのだという事をここに自白します。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私にそれができなかったのは、学問の交際が基調を構成している二人の親しみに、自から一種の惰性があったため、思い切ってそれを突き破るだけの勇気が私に欠けていたのだという事をここに自白します。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha