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Dictionary: “下手”

下手

へた

unskillful; poor; awkward

Example sentence

He comes from England, but is very poor at English.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

下
On
か;げ
Kun
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
Stroke count
3

・below

・down

・descend

・give

・low

・inferior

1 2 3
手
On
しゅ;ず
Kun
て;て-;-て;た-
Stroke count
4

・hand

1 2 3 4

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Related words to 下手

32 related words

下手投げ

したてなげ

→

underhand throw

下手

へた

→

imprudent;untactful

下手投げ

したてなげ

→

underarm throw

下手

したて

→

humble position;inferior

下手くそ

へたくそ

→

unskilled;clumsy;lousy;poor;awkward;shitty

下手

したて

→

underarm grip on opponent's belt

下手

しもて

→

lower part;foot;lower direction

下手したら

へたしたら

→

if one is unlucky;if one is careless

下手すると

へたすると

→

if one is unlucky;if one is careless;if things don't go well

下手すれば

へたすれば

→

if one is unlucky;if one is careless

下手っぴ

へたっぴ

→

unskilled;awkward;bad;clumsy;poor

下手な考え休むに似たり

へたなかんがえやすむににたり

→

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one;they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep;inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる

へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる

→

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる

→

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

下手に出る

したてにでる

→

to behave modestly

下手の横好き

へたのよこずき

→

loving something but being very bad at it

下手の考え休むに似たり

へたのかんがえやすむににたり

→

it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one;they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep;inadequate ideas are worse than none at all

下手の長談義

へたのながだんぎ

→

poor speakers make long speeches;brevity is the soul of wit

下手をすると

へたをすると

→

if one is unlucky;if one is careless;if things don't go well

下手をすれば

へたをすれば

→

if one is unlucky;if one is careless

下手を打つ

へたをうつ

→

to make a mistake;to blunder

下手上手

へたうま

→

at first glance poor, but on closer examination skillful (of artwork, etc.);crude but charming;poorly made but captivating

下手人

げしゅにん

→

offender;criminal

下手出し投げ

したてだしなげ

→

pulling underarm throw

下手捻り

したてひねり

→

twisting underarm throw

下手物

げてもの

→

low-quality products;strange thing;strange combination

下手

しもて

→

left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV);stage right (actor's POV)

下手

したで

→

humble position;inferior

下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たる

へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる

→

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

下手に出る

したでにでる

→

to behave modestly

下手糞

へたくそ

→

unskilled;clumsy;lousy;poor;awkward;shitty

下手

したで

→

underarm grip on opponent's belt