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怠ける (なまける) — to be idle | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

怠ける

なまける

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to be idle
2to neglect
3to be lazy
4to slack
5to neglect (e.g. one's work)
6to be neglectful of
7to skip (e.g. school)

Example sentence

概して人間は怠ける傾向にある。

As a rule, man is inclined to be lazy.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

怠Neglect, Laziness9 strokes

More words with 怠

怠慢たいまん · negligenceN1 怠るおこたる · to neglectN2 怠いだるい · sluggish 怠惰たいだ · lazy

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