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不器用 is an exact match with one form of the following word:
不器用
BOOST
Reading : ぶきよう   
1. clumsy; awkward; unskillfulness; lack of ability
2. tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); gauche
3. mean; cowardly; base  (archaic)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 72,708 which gives a rank of 11,006
不器用 is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 47,000 (about 10,400,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4637 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
もの
つく
なる
わたし
ぶきよう
不器用
です
When it comes to making things, I'm all thumbs.
がみ
なる
わたし
まった
ぶきよう
不器用
です
I'm all thumbs when it comes to origami, or paper folding.
あに
まった
ぶきよう
不器用
のに
かれ
ゆうしゅう
優秀
げかい
外科医

His brother is all thumbs, but he is a skillful surgeon.
ぶきよう
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 98,000 (about 1,960,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 25 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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無器用
BOOST
Reading : ぶきよう   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 239,000 (about 41,900 results)
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フ   ブ    not   
キ   うつわ utensil   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ム   ブ   な not   
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