拙 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道準2High school level ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- セツ
- Kun
- つたな.い
- Meaning
- clumsy; unskilful
Origin
Hand plus coming out: work that comes out just as it will — unpolished, clumsy.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| セツ | 拙劣・拙速・巧拙 |
|---|---|
| つたない | 拙い |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 拙速せっそく
rough but quick
- 巧拙こうせつ
skill or lack of it
Example
拙い文章で申し訳ありません。
I apologise for my clumsy writing.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)