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拙 means 'bungling'
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セツ
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A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 拙 - click the badge to download
With 拙, you can condemn art as crude, writing as unsophisticated, foreign policy as unskillful, and yourself as incompetent. But 拙 isn’t only about impossibly high standards. The essay shows that speed sometimes matters more than good results. Of course, maybe others won't see your shoddy work that way. Conveniently, the essay also teaches you to say, “I’m screwed!”
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 拙 is used 4 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 拙 is used 28 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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セツ
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つたない
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2. unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy (see also: 不味い)
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