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怠る (おこたる): to neglect, to fail — Japanese vocabulary

怠る is read おこたる and means "to neglect, to fail". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

怠る

Reading
おこたる · okotaru
Translation
to neglect, to fail
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
おこたるがおこたるが

Example

仕事を怠ってはいけない。

しごとをおこたってはいけない。

Don't neglect your business.

Kanji in this word

  • 怠 — lazy, neglect

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