怠慢

たいまん

negligence, carelessness

What does 怠慢 mean?

怠慢 is a Japanese noun meaning negligence, carelessness in English. It is written as 怠慢 in kanji, たいまん in hiragana, and taiman in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は義務怠慢で非難された。

He was blamed for neglect of duty.