樹懶

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See also: 树懒

Chinese

tree lazy
trad. (樹懶)
simp. (树懒)
Literally: “tree lazy”.
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Pronunciation


Noun

樹懶

  1. sloth (mammal) (Classifier: m c)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なまけもの
Grade: 6 Hyōgai
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
怠け者
怠者
懶け者
懶者
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ナマケモノ (a sloth)

Etymology

From 怠け者 (slob). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 樹懶树懒 (shùlǎn).

Pronunciation

Noun

樹懶(なまけもの) or 樹懶(ナマケモノ) (namakemono

  1. a sloth (mammal)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN