Because I neglected my daily practice, I couldn't perform to my full potential in the match.
怠
neglect, laziness
Kanji
Grade
Grade 8
Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
心部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
タイ
Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)
おこたる, なまける
Nanori (Name Reading)
やす
Common Readings
タイ, おこた…る, なま…ける
Example sentences
If you neglect practice, your intuition will quickly dull.
He is leading a lazy life.
Outside the window, the languid summer afternoon sun was beating down.
He neglects his work.
The father thundered at his lazy son.
Dereliction of duty is not tolerated.
The teacher admonished the students for their laziness.
My younger brother is quite a lazy person; he left his summer homework until the very last day.
I feel sluggish because of a cold.
Example Vocabulary
怠る
to neglect; to fail to do; to be lazy
怠惰
laziness; idleness; sloth
気怠い
languid, listless, weary, sluggish
怠ける
to be idle; to neglect (work, studies, etc.)
倦怠感
怠慢
negligence; idleness; dereliction of duty
怠け者
lazy person; idler; sloth (animal)
怠い
sluggish, languid, listless
倦怠期
職務怠慢
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