Vocabulary

What does 怠慢 (たいまん, taiman) mean?

怠慢 (たいまん, taiman) means negligence, laziness.

Quick facts
Readingたいまん
Romajitaiman
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
たいまん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontaiman

negligence, laziness

  1. 1noun · na-adjective negligence; neglect; carelessness

Example sentences

  • He was disciplined for dereliction of duty.

  • The manager's negligence caused the accident.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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