The kanji 怠: meaning, readings and stroke order

怠

Meaning: lazy, neglect
On reading: タイ tai
Kun reading: おこた（る） okotaru、なま（ける） namakeru
Strokes: 9
Radical: 心 heart
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: lười biếng, lơ là (đãi)
Japanese: なまける。おこたる。
Korean: 게으르다, 소홀히 하다 (태)
Chinese: 懒惰、怠慢

Readings, words and example sentences

タイ tai · on reading · less common

怠たい慢まん
negligence, slacking off
怠たい慢まんだと注意されました。
I was told off for slacking off.

おこた（る） okotaru · kun reading · less common

怠おこたる
to neglect, to skip
毎日の練習を 怠おこたりません。
I never skip my daily practice.

なま（ける） namakeru · kun reading

怠なまける
to be lazy, to slack off
勉強を 怠なまけては いけません。
You must not slack off on your studies.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.