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: 台 心
Radical: 心
Meaning: heart
Reading: こころ
Frequency: 1,115
Alternative forms:
怠慢 (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
懈怠 (ケタイ) laziness, indolence, negligence (of duties), misfeasance, nonfeasance, negligence, laches, kausidya
休怠 (キュウタイ) laziness, neglect
怠る (おこたる) to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of, to improve (of an illness), to get better
怠ける (なまける) to be lazy, to be idle, to slack, to neglect (e.g. one's work), to be neglectful of, to skip (e.g. school)