Word Meaning 不器用

ぶきよう bukiyou

不器用 is read as ぶきよう (bukiyou) and means clumsy.

Meaning

English

  1. clumsy
  2. awkward
  3. unskillful
  4. incompetent
  5. inept
  6. bungling
  7. (socially) awkward
  8. gawky

Reading

Kana

ぶきよう

Romaji

bukiyou

Writing Variants

  • 無器用 ぶきよう bukiyou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Rank 5817 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

不器用者

ぶきようもの

bungler

手先が不器用

てさきがぶきよう

clumsy with one's hands

不正利用検知

ふせいりようけんち

fraud detection

不器

ふき

clumsiness

不器量

ふきりょう

lacking ability

不正性器出血

ふせいせいきしゅっけつ

atypical genital bleeding

器用

きよう

clever

小器用

こぎよう

skillful

不用意

ふようい

unprepared

用器

ようき

tool

用器画

ようきが

mechanical drawing

核不使用声明

かくふしようせいめい

Declaration on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (2013)

Example Sentences

10

かれはぶきようだがしんせつだ。

He is clumsy, but kind.

I'm all thumbs.

He is clumsy with his hands.

She is awkward.

Why are you so clumsy?

I'm all thumbs, so I'm not very good at origami.

For a bungler like me, I think I really did my best.

I'm all thumbs, so I'm not very good at origami.

Why do I always stumble through life like this?

She's basically clumsy so ... I guess she looks up to that sort of thing.