怠惰

• 読み: たいだ
• ローマ字: taida
• 漢字の分解: 怠 (tai/okotaru) — lazy, neglect; 惰 (da) — sloth, idle, indolent
• 発音: /ta.i.da/

意味

Laziness; idleness; sloth; indolence. Describes a habitual disposition toward inactivity and avoidance of effort or responsibility.

A na-adjective and noun describing a chronic tendency toward inactivity. 怠惰な生活 (an idle lifestyle) and 怠惰に流れる (to drift into laziness) are common expressions. More formal and literary than サボる (to slack off) or 怠ける (to be lazy in a specific instance). Often appears in philosophical, moral, or religious contexts—怠惰 is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and the word carries a strong moral connotation of wasted potential and self-neglect.

例文

1. 学生時代の怠惰な習慣が、社会人になってからも長く尾を引いた。
2. 怠惰に流れることへの誘惑に抗い続けることが、成長の本質かもしれない。
3. 日々の鍛錬を怠惰に過ごした代償は、本番の舞台で容赦なく現れた。

使い方ガイド

場面: morality, self-improvement, philosophy, religion, criticism

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Compound of 怠 (tai/okotaru, to be lazy/to neglect) and 惰 (da, sloth/idleness). The character 惰 combines 忄 (heart radical) and 隋, suggesting a heart that has become soft and slack. Both characters independently convey laziness, and together they form a strong compound used in literary and moral discourse.

文化的背景

時代: Classical–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal