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怠ける is an exact match with one form of the following word:
怠ける
BOOST
Reading : なまける   
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be idle; to slacken
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to neglect (e.g. one's work)  (see also: 怠る)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 7 (among the 20,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 65,412 which gives a rank of 13,918
怠ける is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 153,000 (about 531,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1994 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
わたし
けっ
して
なま
けて
この
じゅぎょう
授業
けっせき
欠席
している
ない
I am by no means absent from this class because I am lazy.
かれ
その
まえ
がっき
学期
なま
けてしまった
こと
こうかい
後悔
した

He regretted having been lazy in the former term.
もうそろそろそんなに
なま
けていないで
すこ
しごと
仕事
して
ころ

It is about time you stopped being so idle and did some work.
なまける
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 230,000 (about 78,600 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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懶ける
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Reading : なまける   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 247,000 (about 17,500 results)
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タイ   おこた to neglect   なまける to be lazy   
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シン   こころ heart   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lazy
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