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怠け者

なまけ者、 怠けもの、 懶け者

Reading

Kana: なまけもの
Romaji: namakemono
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Definition

1

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

See also: 樹懶

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける
Meanings: neglect, laziness
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ラン、 ライ、 ものうい、 おこたる
Meanings: languid, be lazy, be negligent

Example Sentences

(かれ)(なま)(もの)だ。
➥He is a lazy fellow.
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フレッドは(なま)(もの)です。
➥Fred is a lazy fellow.
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(こま)ったことに(かれ)(なま)(もの)だ。
➥The trouble with him is that he is lazy.
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(なま)(もの)節句働(せっくばたら)き。
➥In the evening the idle man begins to be busy.
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(だれ)(なま)(もの)になりがちだ。
➥Everybody tends to be lazy.
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まず(だい)(いち)に、(かれ)(なま)(もの)だ。
➥In the first place, he's a lazy boy.
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