惰
惰 — Lazy
lazy, laziness
On’yomiダ (da)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 惰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 怠惰 | たいだ taida | lazy; idle; indolent |
| 惰性 | だせい dasei | force of habit; inertia |
Study notes
惰 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2336 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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