怠 – neglect, laziness

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1703 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 怠 means neglect, laziness. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is タイ (tai); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おこた.る、なま.ける (okotaru, namakeru). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 心 (no. 61).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	タイ	tai
Kun’yomi	おこた.る	okotaru
Kun’yomi	なま.ける	namakeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 心 (Kangxi radical 61). Components: 口・心・厶.

Words using 怠

怠けるなまけるto be lazy怠るおこたるto neglect怠慢たいまんnegligence

Example sentences

概して人間は怠ける傾向にある。

As a rule, man is inclined to be lazy.

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彼は勉強を怠けている。

He is lazy in his study.

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あなたは「ありがとう」と言うことを怠った。

You neglected to say "Thank you."

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Kanji with the same radical

意性思心感情必応急態想念悪憲愛惑

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