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怠ける · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Intransitive use describing a person's state of being lazy or idle, often without a direct object.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Transitive use: to neglect duties, work, or obligations; often takes an object marked with を.

〈事こと〉を怠なまけるto neglect or skip doing something
宿しゅく題だいを怠なまけて、先せん生せいに怒おこられた。
I slacked off on my homework and got scolded by the teacher.
〈人ひと〉は怠なまけてばかりいるsomeone does nothing but be lazy/idle
彼かれは毎まい日にち怠なまけてばかりいる。
He does nothing but loaf around every day.

怠ける is used both intransitively (彼は怠けている, 'He is being lazy') and transitively (仕事を怠ける, 'to neglect one's work').

サボるN2
サボる is a very casual, slangy verb for skipping work or class, while 怠ける is a more neutral, everyday word for being lazy or neglecting duties.
怠たい惰だN1sense 1
怠惰 is a formal noun/adjectival-noun describing laziness as a trait, whereas 怠ける is the verb describing the act of slacking off.
手てを抜ぬくN2
怠ける describes general laziness or neglect of duty, while 手を抜く refers to deliberately reducing effort on a specific task.
怠おこたるN2
怠ける means to be lazy or idle in general, without a specific duty in mind, while 怠る specifically means to neglect a particular responsibility or task.
たるむN1
怠ける means to be lazy or shirk work as a habit or choice, while 弛む describes attention or discipline slipping without a deliberate decision.

頑がん張ばるN5sense 1
頑張る means to work hard or persevere, the opposite of 怠ける's sense of slacking off or being lazy.

だるいN2
怠ける is a verb meaning to be lazy or slack off (a chosen behavior), whereas だるい is an adjective describing an involuntary feeling of physical heaviness.

怠なまけるUsage76%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
なまけるUsage24%
懶なまける
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners should recognize but not actively use this spelling.

Derived from the adjective 怠い (なまい, 'lazy') with the verbalizing suffix ける, indicating a state or action of being lazy.