Meaning of 拙い(つたない) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level

拙い

JLPT 2

Kana Reading

つたない, まずい

Romaji

tsutanai, mazui

Word Senses

• Parts of speech

  adjective (keiyoushi)

  Meaning

  poor-quality; shoddy; crude

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  unlucky

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Related Kanji

拙 JLPT 1

8 strokes

bungling, clumsy, unskillful

On'Yomi: セツ

Kun'Yomi: つたな.い

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