Translation guide
The state of being lazy or avoiding activity; often implies a love of ease and a habitual disinclination to exertion.
Describing a person's character or habitual state of avoiding work or effort.
A formal noun/adjective meaning laziness or indolence. Often used in written or serious contexts to describe a person's character.
His indolent lifestyle is a problem.
Describes a natural disinclination to make an effort; often used for personal habits like not wanting to get up or do chores. Common in compounds like 無精者 (lazy person).
He's so indolent that he sleeps all day on his days off.
A habit of laziness; emphasizes a persistent tendency to be idle.
I've developed a habit of indolence and can't focus on studying.
A slightly old-fashioned or literary term for indolence; implies a temperamental aversion to trouble or effort.
He is indolent by nature and finds everything bothersome.
Describing a temporary or situational unwillingness to do something that requires effort.
To feel that something is too much trouble; to be reluctant to make an effort. Very common in casual speech.
He's too indolent to tidy up, so his room is messy.
Literally 'has no motivation'; often used to describe a lack of drive or indolence in a specific situation.
To be idle or lazy; a verb that directly describes the act of avoiding work.
Describing a relaxed, unhurried state that is enjoyed rather than criticized; often positive or neutral.
An adverb/adjective meaning carefree, relaxed, or unhurried. Can imply a pleasant indolence without negative judgment.
I like to spend my days off in indolent relaxation at home.
A colloquial term for laziness or idleness, often used self-deprecatingly or humorously about enjoying a lazy day.
A formal/literary term for ease and comfort, often implying a life of indolent pleasure.
The English word 'indolence' is relatively formal and literary. In everyday Japanese, people more commonly use phrases like 面倒くさがる or 怠ける to describe lazy behavior, rather than the noun 怠惰, which can sound stiff or judgmental.
怠惰 (たいだ) is a formal, often negative term for moral or habitual laziness. 無精 (ぶしょう) is more about a personal disinclination to bother, and is commonly used in compounds like 無精ひげ (stubble from not shaving).
Lately I've been feeling indolent at work and just slacking off.
彼はいつも宿題を怠けている。
He always shirks his homework out of indolence.
今日は一日ぐうたらして過ごした。
I spent the whole day in blissful indolence.
He leads a life of indolent ease.