怠慢
- Word
- 怠慢
- Reading
- たいまん
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- noun
- Meaning
- negligence, procrastination
- Example
安全管理の怠慢が今回の事故を招いた。 Negligence in safety management led to this accident.
- Confused with
怠ける (to be lazy) - 怠ける is a verb meaning to slack off, while 怠慢 is a noun/adjective describing negligence.