How to say "neglect" in Japanese

• 怠るおこたるJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbNeglect as failing to do something one is supposed to do: being negligent in a duty or neglectful of a necessary step. The emphasis falls on the action left undone.
  あなたは「ありがとう」と言いうことを怠おこたった。↗

  You neglected to say "Thank you."
• なおざりCommon
  noun, na-adjectiveNeglect as an attitude of making light of something: treating a matter with careless disregard instead of giving it proper attention. Usually written in kana alone.
  彼かれらは自分じぶんたちの義務ぎむをなおざりにはしなかった。↗

  They didn't neglect their own duty.
• 怠慢たいまんJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, na-adjectiveA noun naming negligence as a fault: neglect of one's duties, carelessness, or letting things slide through procrastination. It labels the failing itself rather than the act of neglecting.
  彼かれは義務ぎむ怠慢たいまんで非難ひなんされた。↗

  He was blamed for neglect of duty.
• 放るほうるJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbNeglect by casting something aside: its senses are abandoning, leaving alone, and giving up on, so it fits when neglect means setting a thing aside rather than failing to do what one should.
  その車くるまは何なん週間しゅうかんも放ほうってある。↗

  The car has been kicking around the roadside for weeks.
• 怠けるなまけるJLPT N3approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbNeglect out of laziness: being idle instead of working, neglectful of one's work, or skipping school. The laziness behind the neglect is what this word centers on.
  彼かれは勉強べんきょうを怠なまけている。↗

  He is lazy in his study.

Choose 「怠る」 for failing to do something one ought to do, 「怠ける」 for neglecting things out of laziness, 「なおざり」 or 怠慢 for neglect as carelessness or making light of something, and 「放る」 for abandoning or leaving something alone.

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• 怠るおこたるto neglect
• なおざりneglect
• 怠慢たいまんnegligence
• ほったらかすto neglect
• ネグレクトneglect
• ネグるto neglect
• ほっぽらかすto neglect
• よそにするto neglect
• お留守になるおるすになるto neglect (e.g. one's studies)
• ほったらかしにするto neglect
• おろそかにするto neglect
• 等閑に付すとうかんにふすto neglect
• 等閑とうかんneglect
• すっぽかすto leave (something) undone
• 為落とすしおとすto fail to do
• 休怠きゅうたいlaziness
• ゆるがせにするto be negligent
• ないがしろ(a) slight
• 疎むうとむto shun
• ほっぽり出すほっぽりだすto throw out
• 疎んずるうとんずるto shun
• 疎んじるうとんじるto shun
• ほっとくto leave alone
• 放っておくほうっておくto leave alone
• 粗末にするそまつにするto treat shabbily
• ほかっておくto leave alone
• 押っ放り出すおっぽりだすto throw out
• かりそめにするto make light of
• 放るほうるto neglect
• 怠けるなまけるto neglect (e.g. one's work)
• 放り出すほうりだすto abandon
• うっちゃるto neglect