Lingaku怠ける【なまける】
Frequency rank: 19,746. – 19,842.
- to be idle; to slacken
- to neglect (e.g. one's work)see also 怠る
Ichidan verb; intransitive verb
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
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- to be idle; to slacken
- to neglect (e.g. one's work)
This meaning refers to the act of avoiding work or responsibility, often involving a lack of energy or motivation to do something.
He is being idle at work.
This meaning highlights the failure to care for or pay attention to obligations, leading to a lack of diligence.
Generated collocations (experimental)
なまける怠けることto be idleなまけもの怠け者lazy personしごと仕事をなまける怠けるto neglect workなまける怠けるくせ癖habit of being idleなまけぐせ怠け癖laziness habitなまけている怠けているbeing lazyなまける怠けるじかん時間time spent being idleなまけない怠けないようにするto try not to be lazyなまけぐせ怠け癖をなおす直すto correct a laziness habitなまける怠けるとばつ罰があるthere are consequences for slacking off
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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He regretted having been lazy in the former term.