Moto 拙: Bungling; Clumsy; UnskillfulKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セツ
- Kun'yomi
- つたな(い)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 32 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セツ)
- 拙速せっそくrough-and-ready; knocked-up
- 巧拙こうせつskill; workmanship
- 拙劣せつれつclumsy; unskillful
- 拙守せっしゅpoor defense; poor defence
- 稚拙ちせつunskillful; childish
- 古拙こせつartless but attractive in a quaint sense
- 巧と拙こうとせつskillfulness and clumsiness
- 巧遅拙速こうちせっそくbetter being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
- 拙せつpoor; unskillful
- 拙作せっさくpoor work; humble reference to one's own work
- 拙僧せっそうI, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
- 拙句せっくunskilled haiku poem; clumsy haiku
- 拙宅せったくone's home; one's humble abode
- 拙悪せつあくpoor (tasting); low quality
- 拙意せついmy thoughts; my opinions
- 拙技せつぎpoor skill
- 拙攻せっこうpoor offense; poor attacking play
- 拙文せつぶんpoor writing
- 拙書せっしょmy book; my (humble) work
- 拙稿せっこうmy manuscript
- 拙策せっさくpoor policy; poor plan
- 拙者せっしゃI; me
- 拙著せっちょmy book; my (humble) work
- 拙訳せつやくpoor translation; clumsy translation
- 拙論せつろんpoor argument
- 拙速主義せっそくしゅぎslapdash approach; rough-and-ready method
- 迂拙うせつpoor and careless way of living
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 拙いつたないpoor-quality; shoddy
- 拙い文章つたないぶんしょうpoor writing; shoddy writing
Other readings
- 巧詐は拙誠に如かずこうさはせっせいにしかずbetter shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive
- 巧遅は拙速に如かずこうちはせっそくにしかずit's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
- 拙筆せっぴつpoor handwriting; humble reference to one's own handwriting
Kanji that often appear with 拙
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