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惰 — 12 strokes / Radical「忄」

道
準2High school level / 12 strokes / Radical「忄」
On
ダだ · da
Kun
—
Meaning
idle; lazy

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Heart plus crumbling away: a mind that has lost its tension — idleness.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onダだda惰眠だみん惰気だき怠惰たいだ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 怠惰たいだ

    idleness; sloth

  • 惰性だせい

    inertia; force of habit

More words with this kanji

  • 嬾惰らんだ
  • 懶惰らんだ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

ただ惰性(だせい)で続(つづ)けているだけだ。

I am only keeping it up out of habit.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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