怠

neglect

Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingタイ

Kun readingおこた.る、なま.ける

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «怠»

Meanings

neglectRtK
彼は勉強を怠けている。He is lazy in his study.tatoeba
兼通はこれに失望して出仕を怠るようになる。Disappointed by the cold treatment, Kanemichi started to neglect his duty as a court official.wiki
laziness

to neglect
to be negligent in
to be neglectful of
to fail to do
to leave undone

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical心heart 忄variant 㣺variant

Components

How it's built

怠

→
- →
- →
→

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

pedestal · elbow · mouth (口) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 806

Compound words

怠るおこたる

to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to fail to do; to leave undone

怠いだるい

sluggish; languid; listless; heavy (heart, legs, etc.); dull

倦怠けんたい

weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium

怠惰たいだ

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

怠慢たいまん

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

怠けるなまける

to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of

怠け者なまけもの

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

diligence and indolence

stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life)

けん怠感けんたいかん

physical weariness

Additional Examples

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

彼は怠惰であったことを後悔している。

He regrets having been lazy.tatoeba

兼通はこれに失望して出仕を怠るようになる。

Disappointed by the cold treatment, Kanemichi started to neglect his duty as a court official.wiki

たとえ暴風雨の日であっても怠ることなく毎日通ったという。

Even when there was a violent storm, he never failed to visit the Shrine to pray.wiki

怠