noun, na-adjective
Literary or formal term for habitual laziness or idleness; not common in everyday speech. Often used in written or elevated contexts.
彼の懶惰な生活態度が問題になった。
His indolent lifestyle became a problem.
懶惰は七つの大罪の一つとされる。
Sloth is considered one of the seven deadly sins.
Kana spelling is acceptable when the kanji are obscure or for clarity.
Rarely used kanji form.
The word is composed of the kanji 懶 (slothful, lazy) and 惰 (lazy, negligent). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese compound (kango) likely adopted from classical Chinese.