Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1703 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: neglect, laziness

Kunyomi: おこた.る なま.ける

Onyomi: タイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: heart

Examples

Onyomi Examples

タイマン negligence, neglect, carelessness, procrastination

滞納 タイノウ falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency

ケタイ laziness, indolence, negligence (of duties), misfeasance, nonfeasance, negligence, laches, kausidya

キュウタイ laziness, neglect

Kunyomi Examples

おこたる to be negligent in doing something, to shirk, to be off one's guard

ける なまける to be idle, to slacken, to neglect (e.g. one's work)