Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
なま
Grade: S
もの
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
怠け者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

怠け (namake, lazing) +‎ (mono, person)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(なま)(もの) (namakemono

  1. a slob; a slacker
    Synonyms: ものぐさ (monogusa), 無精者 (bushōmono), 不精者 (bushōmono), ずぼら (zubora), ぐうたら (guutara), (Tsugaru) からぽねやみ (karaponeyami)

Antonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

(なま)(もの) or (ナマ)(モノ) (namakemono

  1. Alternative spelling of 樹懶 (sloth)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN