怠 means “lazy, neglect”

なまける · namakeru

Also: laziness

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おこたる, なまける

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

タイ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 9 strokes

The story

A heart (心) under 台, a stand: picture a heart that has sat down on its platform and won't get up. 怠ける is to slack off, 怠る is to neglect a duty, and 怠慢 is negligence, the charge when a safety check is skipped.

Used in 怠ける (namakeru, to be lazy), 怠る (okotaru, to neglect), and 怠慢 (taiman, negligence)

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• 慢 conceit
• 狂 go mad
• 愚 foolish
• 俗 worldly

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