# 怠 — Lazy

Frequency rank 1809 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 嘩 (Rushing sound), less common than 挿 (Insert).

- On’yomi: たい
- Kun’yomi: おこた
- Radical: 心 Heart (Kangxi 61)
- Frequency path: Level XIV of XX

A heart below lies under a roof with a spoon — too lazy to cook, the heart just sits under the roof holding a spoon but doing nothing.

In words:

- 怠る おこたる — to neglect,to be off guard,to be feeling better
- 怠い だるい — sluggish;feel heavy;languid;dull
- 怠ける なまける — to be idle,to neglect

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