JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2
拙

Meaning

Kanji 拙

bungling

bungling, clumsy, unskillful

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
つたな.い
Onyomi 音読み
セツ
Nanori 名乗り
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Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
-
JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1938
Strokes
8
Radical
手
Components
| • 山 • 扎 • 凵
Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji
屈 • 出 • 咄 • 茁 • 泏 • 朏 • 柮

Related vocabulary

20 common entries

Showing 20 of 31 entries that include this kanji.

拙劣

せつれつ

clumsy

拙速

せっそく

rough-and-ready

拙守

せっしゅ

poor defense

拙

せつ

I

拙い

つたない

unlucky

拙悪

せつあく

poor (tasting)

拙意

せつい

my thoughts

拙技

せつぎ

(one's own) skill

拙句

せっく

unskilled haiku poem

拙攻

せっこう

poor offense

拙稿

せっこう

my manuscript

拙作

せっさく

poor work

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は料理が拙い。

He is unskillful at cooking.

拙い説明で申し訳ありません。

I'm sorry for my poor explanation.

彼女の字は少し拙い。

Her handwriting is a little clumsy.

拙い演技でも気持ちは伝わった。

Even though the acting was clumsy, the feelings still came across.

彼の拙い文章には味がある。

His bungling writing has its own charm.