Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 怠


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Meaning

be lazy, be bored, neglect, tedium, dullness

Pronunciation

TAI
okotaru, namakeru

Explanation

From top: platform (nose over the mouth ), heart

Mnemonic

If you only care about smells (= nose), food (= mouth) and feelings (= heart), you are lazy and negligent.

Radicals

platform
heart(Image of a heart with coronary arteries.)
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Vocabulary

怠ける なまける to be idle, to neglect
怠る おこたる to neglect, to be off guard, to be feeling better
怠慢 たいまん negligence, procrastination, carelessness

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