Grow with Kitty

なまける

怠ける

namakeru

rare

English

to be lazy, to slack off

नेपाली

अल्छी गर्नु

Examples

  1. 休やすみの日ひは怠なまけてしまいます。

    I end up being lazy on my days off.

  2. 怠なまけてばかりいると、日本語にほんごは上達じょうたつしません。

    If you keep slacking off, your Japanese won't improve.

  3. 仕事しごとを怠なまけるようでは、昇進しょうしんは望のぞめないでしょう。

    If you slack off at work, you probably can't hope for a promotion.

How to write it

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怠 9 strokes

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