Word Meaning 下手くそ

へたくそ hetakuso

下手くそ is read as へたくそ (hetakuso) and means unskilled.

Meaning

English

  1. unskilled
  2. clumsy
  3. lousy
  4. poor
  5. awkward
  6. shitty

Reading

Kana

へたくそ

Romaji

hetakuso

Writing Variants

  • 下手糞 へたくそ hetakuso

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Related Words 素人,ど素人,初心者,未経験者,アマ,アマチュア,未熟,つたない Rank 9220 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下手

へた

imprudent

下手

したで

underarm grip on opponent's belt

下手投げ

したてなげ

underarm throw

下手の長談義

へたのながだんぎ

poor speakers make long speeches

下町

したまち

Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

下着

したぎ

underwear

下品

げひん

vulgar

下界

げかい

this world (as opposed to heaven)

下院

かいん

lower house

下方

かほう

lower region

下水道

げすいどう

sewer

下地

したじ

soy sauce

Example Sentences

6

Man, you're trash at this game.

My wife drives very poorly.

Tom is terrible at golf, isn't he?

I know that Tom is a really bad driver.

I cook, but I'm really crap at it.

Would you stop treating me like a child just because I suck at English?