Meaning

Primary

Slow

Alternatives

Sluggish, Dull

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

When your laziness is loose you can't pull yourself together and you end up moving really slow. Your arms and legs get loose and your movements become sluggish.

Reading

かんまん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You didn't learn this reading for yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

You've become so slow that you can only eat things out of the can (かん). You don't have the energy to cook and your arms are all loose so it doesn't even matter if you weren't moving so slowly. So just lay there, eating slowly from a can.

Context

Context Sentences

あのウエイトレスは動きが緩慢なので首にしたよ。

That waitress’ movements were really slow so she was fired.

Kanji Composition