下手

へた

heta

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unskillful; poor; awkward — 下手
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heta

Common
Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N5
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 8
Appears in chapter 8 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 8
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
Kumadex Intro Vocab eBook
  1. unskillful; poor; awkward

    EXAMPLE
    (ぼく)水泳(すいえい)下手(へた)です。
    I am no good (unskillful) at swimming
  2. imprudent; untactful

What does 下手 mean in English?

  1. unskillful; poor; awkward(adj-na, n)
  2. imprudent; untactful(adj-na, n)

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下手 (heta)