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拙 means 'bungling'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1783   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Challenge set: 14    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 21 words   Used in 28 words   Used in 17 names   Not used as a component
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Common readings
On
   セツ
Kun
   つたない bungling, clumsy, unskillful
Notes
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!”
This is a synopsis of Joy o' Kanji's in-depth essay on 拙
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⿰  扌 (手) hand  出 go out  
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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).
セツ (read as せっ) : 13 words FIND ALL
hasty; rough and ready
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セツ : 13 words FIND ALL
noun
tact; skill; workmanship
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つたない : 2 words FIND ALL
1. poor-quality; shoddy; crude  (often written with kana only)
2. unskillful; inexpert; maladroit; inept; foolish; clumsy  (see also: 不味い)
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拙
セツ    bungling   つたない bungling, clumsy, unskillful   
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扌
シュ   て hand   
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
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