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“Perfunctory” in Japanese

Short answer

お座なり ozanari おざなり

Perfunctory in Japanese is “お座なり” (ozanari). Full meaning: perfunctory, apathetic, makeshift, slapdash, routine, usual.

Other ways to say “Perfunctory” in Japanese

適当 tekitou suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair; perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard 義理一遍 giriippen perfunctory, going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.) 通り一遍 tooriippen perfunctory, cursory, passing, conventional, formal (greetings, compliments, etc.), casual (acquaintance, remark, etc.), superficial, insincere; chance (e.g. customer), transient, stray いい加減 iikagen irresponsible, perfunctory, careless; lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague; (already) enough 事務的 jimuteki administrative, businesslike, practical; impersonal, perfunctory, robot-like テキトウ tekitou suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair; perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard てきとう tekitou suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair; perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard テキトー tekitou suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair; perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard てきとー tekitou suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair; perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard 的当 tekitou suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair; perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard 半端 hanpa remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness; fraction, odd sum; halfway, half-hearted, perfunctory

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