How to say lazy in Japanese

怠惰☆【たいだtaida】怠情irr. Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

Example Sentences

横着ouchakuしないでshinaide、教わったosowatta漢字kanjiをwo使いtsukaiなさいnasai。
Don't be lazy, use the kanji you've been taught.
父chichiはha私watashiにni怠けるnamakeruなnaとto忠告chuukokuしたshita。
My father advised me not to be lazy.
父chichiはha、日本nipponでde生計を立てていけないseikeiwotateteikenai人hitoはha怠け者namakemonoだdaとto信じていたshinjiteita。
My father believed that anyone who could not make a living in Japan was lazy.
彼女kanojoはha私のwatashino怠惰taidaをwo叱ったshikatta。
She reproached me for being lazy.
彼女kanojoってtteまめmameだdaねne。
She doesn't have a lazy bone in her body.

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