怠
怠 — Neglect
neglect, laziness
On’yomiタイ (tai)
Kun’yomiおこたる (okotaru)
Kun’yomiなまける (namakeru)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 怠
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怠い | だるい darui | sluggish; languid; listless |
| 怠ける | なまける namakeru | to be lazy; to be idle; to slack |
| 怠る | おこたる okotaru | to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of |
| 怠惰 | たいだ taida | lazy; idle; indolent |
| 怠慢 | たいまん taiman | negligence; neglect; carelessness |
| 怠け者 | なまけもの namakemono | lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person |
Study notes
怠 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1703 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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