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拙
Kanji meaning "bungling, clumsy, unskillful"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1819
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 準2
WaniKani Level 59
RTK
KLC Volume 8
TMW Major Idol
8 strokes
Meanings
bungling, clumsy, unskillful
On'yomi
セツ
Kun'yomi
つたな.い
Stroke order
(8 strokes)
Composed of
扌
hand
radical
出
exit
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
せつ
26 (54%)
せっ
21 (44%)
つたな
1 (2%)
稚
(
ち
)
拙
(
せつ
)
unskillful
#21585
巧
(
こう
)
拙
(
せつ
)
skill
#95094
拙
(
せつ
)
劣
(
れつ
)
clumsy
#95726
拙
(
せつ
)
poor
#150191
古
(
こ
)
拙
(
せつ
)
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
#178978
拙
(
せつ
)
文
(
ぶん
)
poor writing
#184411
拙
(
せつ
)
訳
(
やく
)
poor translation
#255143
鈴木大拙
(
すずきだいせつ
)
Suzuki Daisetsu (1870-1966)
#258834
拙
(
せつ
)
悪
(
あく
)
poor (tasting)
#291135
如拙
(
じょせつ
)
Josetsu (1394-1428)
#307226
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Most common words using this kanji
拙
(
つたな
)
い
poor-quality
#12383
拙
(
せっ
)
者
(
しゃ
)
I
#18441
稚
(
ち
)
拙
(
せつ
)
unskillful
#21585
拙
(
せっ
)
速
(
そく
)
rough-and-ready
#52723
拙
(
せっ
)
僧
(
そう
)
I, as a mere priest
#57997
拙
(
せっ
)
作
(
さく
)
poor work
#62107
拙
(
せっ
)
著
(
ちょ
)
my book
#92473
巧
(
こう
)
拙
(
せつ
)
skill
#95094
拙
(
せつ
)
劣
(
れつ
)
clumsy
#95726
拙
(
せっ
)
宅
(
たく
)
one's home
#96809
拙
(
せつ
)
poor
#150191
古
(
こ
)
拙
(
せつ
)
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
#178978
拙
(
せつ
)
文
(
ぶん
)
poor writing
#184411
巧遅
(
こうち
)
は
拙速
(
せっそく
)
に
如
(
し
)
かず
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
#187975
拙
(
せっ
)
策
(
さく
)
poor policy
#195538
拙
(
せっ
)
攻
(
こう
)
poor offense
#198000
拙
(
せっ
)
稿
(
こう
)
my manuscript
#217091
拙
(
せつ
)
訳
(
やく
)
poor translation
#255143
鈴木大拙
(
すずきだいせつ
)
Suzuki Daisetsu (1870-1966)
#258834
拙
(
せっ
)
書
(
しょ
)
my book
#275528
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