Kanji

拙

bungling, clumsy, unskillful

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つたない

Common Readings

セツ

Example sentences

拙い つたない
拙い日本語ですが、一生懸命に自分の気持ちを伝えようとしています。

It is poor Japanese, but I am trying my best to convey my feelings.

拙 せつ
「拙」な策を弄するより、正直に話すべきだ。

Instead of using a clumsy scheme, you should speak honestly.

稚拙 ちせつ
彼の初期の作品は、アイデアは良いが、文章が稚拙で読みにくかった

His early work had good ideas, but the writing was unskillful and hard to read.

巧拙 こうせつ
この仕事において大切なのは、巧拙よりも速さだ。

What matters in this work is speed rather than skill.

拙宅 せったく
もしお近くにお越しの際は、ぜひ拙宅にもお立ち寄りください。

If you happen to be in the neighborhood, please do drop by my humble home.

拙著 せっちょ
拙著に関してご意見をいただければ幸いです。

I would appreciate it if you could give me your opinion on my humble book.

謹呈 きんてい
恩師に拙著を謹呈した。

I respectfully presented my book to my mentor.

Example Vocabulary

拙い

つたない

unskillful; poor; clumsy; unrefined

拙

せつ

clumsy; unskillful; (humble) I; me

稚拙

ちせつ

childish, unskillful, clumsy

拙僧

せっそう

拙速

せっそく

拙劣

せつれつ

巧拙

こうせつ

skillfulness; relative merit

拙宅

せったく

my humble home; my house

拙作

せっさく

拙著

せっちょ

my humble book; my clumsy work

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