Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 投げ遣り(なげやり) in Japanese

投げ遣り, 投げやり
Kana Reading
なげやり
Romaji
nageyari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    Meaning
    negligent; careless; slovenly; reckless; casual; irresponsible
    Example sentence
    この頃研究投げやりしている He is neglecting his research these days.

Examples of 投げ遣り, 投げやり, なげやり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

13 strokes

dispatch, despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: つか.う, -つか.い, -づか.い, つか.わす, や.る

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JLPT 3

7 strokes

throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: な.げる, -な.げ

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