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怠ける (なまける): to be idle, to neglect — Japanese vocabulary

怠ける is read なまける and means "to be idle, to neglect". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

怠ける

Reading
なまける · namakeru
Translation
to be idle, to neglect
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
なまけるが

Example

でも、僕は怠けてばかりいたからね。

でも、ぼくはなまけてばかりいたからね。

But I was always too lazy.

Kanji in this word

  • 怠 — lazy, neglect

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