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怠慢 (たいまん, taiman) Japanese meaning: negligence | Kotomora
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彼かれ の 怠たい 慢まん が 原げん 因いん で プロジェクト が 遅おく れ た 。
His negligence caused the project to be delayed.
You can't succeed with such a negligent attitude.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 怠たい 慢まん で 〈 事こと 〉 due to someone's negligence, ...
The submission of documents was delayed due to the person in charge's negligence.
怠たい 慢まん な 〈 人ひと 〉 a negligent person
He is said to be negligent about his work.
怠たい 慢まん を 働はたら く to commit an act of negligence
Related words· 6 怠惰 describes laziness as a personal character trait, while 怠慢 focuses on failing to carry out a specific duty or responsibility.
不注意 is simple carelessness or a momentary lapse of attention, whereas 怠慢 implies sustained neglect of one's duties.
手抜き means cutting corners or skipping steps in work to save effort, while 怠慢 is broader neglect of duty, not just skipped steps.
不履行 is a formal/legal term for failing to fulfill an obligation (e.g. a contract), while 怠慢 is a more everyday word for neglecting duties in general.
Show 2 more 怠慢 implies negligence of duty through laziness or shirking responsibility, whereas 油断 is a momentary failure to stay alert rather than ongoing neglect.
怠慢 is a more direct term for negligence or dereliction of duty, often used in legal or disciplinary contexts, whereas 不始末 is broader and can include wastefulness or misconduct.
Opposites 勤勉 means diligent and hardworking, the opposite of 怠慢's negligent and lazy failure to fulfill one's duties.
怠慢 means negligence or laziness, the opposite of the diligent effort implied by 頑張り.
Written forms 怠たい 慢まん Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common vocabulary.
たいまん Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 怠 (lazy, neglect) and 慢 (lazy, arrogant). The combination reinforces the idea of neglectful laziness.
The employee was disciplined for committing negligence in his duties.
