怠なまけ者もの

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

A straightforward noun for a person who habitually avoids work or effort. Can be used teasingly or as mild criticism.

大だいの怠なまけ者ものa real lazybones; a total slacker
彼かれは大だいの怠なまけ者もので、休やすみの日ひは一いち日にち中じゅう寝ねている。
He's a total slacker who sleeps all day on his days off.
〈人ひと〉を怠なまけ者ものと呼よぶto call someone a lazybones
宿しゅく題だいをしないと、みんなに怠なまけ者ものと呼よばれるよ。
If you don't do your homework, everyone will call you a lazybones.
怠なまけ者もののくせにeven though (someone's) a lazy person (used critically)
怠なまけ者もののくせに、成せい績せきだけはいい。
Even though he's such a lazybones, his grades are surprisingly good.

ぐうたら
怠け者 is a plain, neutral noun for a lazy person, while ぐうたら is a colloquial, onomatopoeic word with a more humorous or exasperated tone.
横おう着ちゃく者もの
怠け者 simply means someone lazy, while 横着者 emphasizes cutting corners or shirking duties out of selfish convenience.
不ぶ精しょう者もの
怠け者 is the general word for a lazy person, while 無精者 specifically suggests someone too lazy to bother with everyday chores like grooming or tidying.
どら
怠け者 is the standard noun for a lazy person, while どら is a rougher, colloquial prefix often used in compounds like どら息子.

働はたらき者ものN3
怠け者 describes someone who avoids work, while 働き者 describes someone who works hard and diligently.

怠なまけ者ものUsage62%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
ナマケモノUsage13%
なまけものUsage13%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and for learners.
なまけ者ものUsage9%
search-only kanji form
怠なまけものUsage3%
search-only kanji form
懶なまけ者もの
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 懶 is not a standard jōyō kanji.

Compound of 怠け (continuative form of verb 怠ける 'to be lazy') + 者 ('person').