漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

2High school level12 strokesRadical
On
Kun
Meaning
idle; lazy

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

惰眠・惰気・怠惰

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

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

ただ惰性で続けているだけだ。

I am only keeping it up out of habit.

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