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    3. 下手くそ

    下手くそ

    下へ手たく​そ​

    unskilled

    KMT8Ref L1Noun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab9 strokes

    下手糞

    へたくそヘタクソ

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    unskilled, clumsy, lousy, poor, awkward, shitty
    word usually written using kana alonederogatory

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは歌うたが下へ手たくそだ。

    He's terrible at singing.

    KMT6Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology
    こんな下へ手たくそな絵えは初はじめて見みた。

    I've never seen such a terrible drawing before.

    KMT8Art & DesignEmotions & Psychology
    自じ分ぶんの下へ手たくそな運うん転てんに、同どう乗じょう者しゃは不ふ安あんを感かんじていた。

    The passenger felt uneasy about my terrible driving.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれはゲームが下へ手たくそで、いつも友とも達だちにからかわれている。

    He's terrible at games and is always teased by his friends.

    KMT8GamesEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの下へ手たくそな日 本 語 を恥はずかしがらず、積せっ極きょく的てきに話はなそうと努ど力りょくした。

    He wasn't ashamed of his clumsy Japanese and actively tried to speak it.

    KMT9EducationEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    そ
    so
    Kana
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