Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 下手くそ(へたくそ) in Japanese

下手くそ, 下手糞
Kana Reading
へたくそ, ヘタクソ
Romaji
hetakuso, hetakuso
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    extreme clumsiness; severe lack of skill at a task
    Example sentence
    私は料理をしますが、とんでもなく下手くそです。 I cook, but I'm really crap at it.
  • Parts of speech
    interjection (kandoushi)
    Meaning
    You're hopeless!; Give it up!
    Example sentence
    ヘタクソな人は英訳しないでください。英訳依頼者からのお願いです。 Please don't do translations if you're crap at it. This is a plea from the English translation clients.

Examples of 下手くそ, 下手糞, へたくそ, ヘタクソ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

糞

17 strokes

shit, feces, excrement

On'Yomi: フン

Kun'Yomi: くそ

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下 JLPT 5

3 strokes

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

On'Yomi: カ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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