惰

lazy

Stroke count: 12

Readings

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Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

lazyRtK
彼は怠惰な学生だ。He is a lazy student.tatoeba
彼は怠惰で無責任だった。結局、彼は退社を命じられた。He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.tatoeba
laziness

force of habit
inertia

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

惰

Mnemonic (RtK)

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Freud · state of mind · left-handed · left · by one’s side · craft (工) · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 676

Compound words

惰性だせい

force of habit; inertia

怠惰たいだ

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

勤惰きんだ

diligence and indolence

惰弱だじゃく

惰眠だみん

惰力だりょく

遊惰ゆうだ

嬾惰らんだ

懶惰らんだ

Additional Examples

彼は怠惰であったことを後悔している。

He regrets having been lazy.tatoeba

彼は生まれつき怠惰だ。

He is lazy by nature.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 惰

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step