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“To be neglectful of” in Japanese

Short answer

怠る okotaru おこたる

To be neglectful of in Japanese is “怠る” (okotaru). Full meaning: to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better.

Other ways to say “To be neglectful of” in Japanese

怠ける namakeru to be lazy, to be idle, to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work), to be neglectful of, to skip (e.g. school) 怠れる okotareru to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better 怠たる okotaru to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better おこたる okotaru to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better おこたれる okotareru to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better 懶ける namakeru to be lazy, to be idle, to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work), to be neglectful of, to skip (e.g. school) なまける namakeru to be lazy, to be idle, to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work), to be neglectful of, to skip (e.g. school) ナマケる namakeru to be lazy, to be idle, to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work), to be neglectful of, to skip (e.g. school) 怠っ okota to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better 怠ッ okota to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better 怠たッ okota to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better

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