Word Meaning 手が悪い

てがわるい te ga warui

手が悪い is read as てがわるい (te ga warui) and means being dealt a bad hand.

Meaning

English

  1. being dealt a bad hand
  2. poor (handwriting)
  3. unscrupulous

Reading

Kana

てがわるい

Romaji

te ga warui

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 109594 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

相手が悪い

あいてがわるい

out of one's league

手ぬぐい

てぬぐい

(hand) towel

手早い

てばやい

nimble

手ごわい

てごわい

difficult

手広い

てびろい

spacious

手習い

てならい

practice writing with a brush

手伝い

てつだい

help

手洗い

てあらい

hand-washing (laundry, etc.)

手堅い

てがたい

steady

手痛い

ていたい

severe

手厚い

てあつい

warm (treatment, reception, etc.)

手厳しい

てきびしい

harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.)