怠ける

なまける · namakeru · JLPT N3 · verb-ichidan

to neglect

🦥 namakeru ≈ numb-a-carer: too numb to care, so you slack off

The kanji 怠 is 台 (platform, stand) on top of 心 (heart): a heart left sitting on the shelf, not put to work. Say na-ma-KE-ru as numb-a-carer, someone too numb to care who lets things slide.

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