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懈怠
Hiragana
けたい
Noun
Japanese Meaning
怠けていてすべきことをしないこと。また、そのさま。怠慢。 / 注意や努力をおこたること。いいかげんにして真剣さを欠くこと。 / （法律）権利を行使すべき期間内に、正当な理由もなく権利行使を怠ること。権利放棄とみなされることがある。 / （民法・不法行為論など）注意義務を尽くさず、通常払うべき配慮を欠くことによって損害を生じさせること。
Easy Japanese Meaning
しなければならないことをさぼったり手をぬいたりすること
Chinese (Simplified)
懒散，怠惰 / 疏忽，怠慢 / （法）怠于行使权利的迟延或过失
Sense（1）
laziness, idleness, carelessness
Sense（2）
(law) laches: a kind of lapse wherein an opposing party has neglected to invoke its rights within a certain period of time
Sense（3）
(civil law) negligence
Sense（4）
(Buddhism) spiritual slothfulness: kausidya
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laziness, idleness, carelessness / (law) laches: a kind of lapse wherein an opposing party has neglected to invoke its rights within a certain period of time / (civil law) negligence
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懈怠
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His lazy attitude is slowing down the progress of work.
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彼の懈怠な態度は、仕事の進行を遅らせている。
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