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怠け者

namakemono

Description

「怠け者」は、しなければならない事をしないで、よく休んだり遊んだりする人のことです。

A "怠け者" is a person who doesn't do what they must and often rests or plays instead.

あまりいい意味ではないので、人に言うときは気をつけましょう。

Since it doesn't have a very good meaning, be careful when calling someone a "怠け者".

Meanings

怠け者namakemono

a lazy person; idler

弟は怠け者で、全然勉強しません。

My younger brother is lazy and doesn't study at all.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    怠ける (to be lazy) + 者 (person), literally "a person who is lazy".

  • Nuance

    Note ナマケモノ also means the animal "sloth", often written in katakana.

In videos

二つ目、怠け者の弟に引き換え、兄は真面目だ。

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