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拙

bungling
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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Kun readingつたな.い
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. bunglingRtK
  2. clumsy
  3. unskillful
  1. rough-and-ready
  2. knocked-up
  3. hasty
  4. slipshod
  5. slapdash

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · exit

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 831

Compound words

巧拙こうせつ
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
拙速せっそく
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
拙劣せつれつ
clumsy; unskillful
稚拙ちせつ
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless
拙いつたない
poor-quality
拙悪せつあく
poor (tasting)
拙策せっさく
poor policy
拙者せっしゃ
I
拙著せっちょ
my book
拙文せつぶん
poor writing

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

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