怠る
N2おこたる okotaru
- to neglect
- to be off guard
- to be feeling better
godan verbtransitive
Chinese meanings
疏忽;怠慢
Examples
- あなたは「ありがとう」と言うことを怠った。You neglected to say "Thank you."你忘了说谢谢。
- 彼女は職務を怠ったため解雇された。She was dismissed for loafing on the job.她因玩忽职守被解雇。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ca8c4f4dbf'); // 怠る
{
"id": "ca8c4f4dbf",
"word": "怠る",
"reading": "おこたる",
"romaji": "okotaru",
"meanings": [
"to neglect",
"to be off guard",
"to be feeling better"
],
"level": "N2",
"pos": [
"v5r",
"vt"
],
"jmdict_id": 1410710,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "あなたは「ありがとう」と言うことを怠った。",
"en": "You neglected to say \"Thank you.\"",
"tatoeba_id": 232902
},
{
"ja": "彼女は職務を怠ったため解雇された。",
"furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{職務|しょくむ}を{怠|おこた}ったため{解雇|かいこ}された。",
"en": "She was dismissed for loafing on the job.",
"tatoeba_id": 88619
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "2f9fd1597bc37a07c7b11a34524749d9b941936fd7ab0181b1ab8ffe4304567f",
"meanings": [
"疏忽",
"怠慢"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "あなたは「ありがとう」と言うことを怠った。",
"zh": "你忘了说谢谢。"
},
{
"ja": "彼女は職務を怠ったため解雇された。",
"zh": "她因玩忽职守被解雇。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n2/ca8c4f4dbf",
"JMdict ent_seq 1410710; local JMdict_e.gz",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "b0a3c131403f6161478d724cce2ca4dddb03bdc790776005372e6555305f8ede"
}
}