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拙

拙: clumsy

clumsy; poor (humble)
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Readings

On
セツ
Kun
つたない

拙い(つたない) "clumsy". せつ in 稚拙(ちせつ) "childish", 拙劣(せつれつ); せっ in 拙速(せっそく) "hasty", 拙者(せっしゃ) "I (samurai)".

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Key words

拙いつたないclumsy; poor
稚拙ちせつimmature; crude
拙速せっそくhasty
拙劣せつれつclumsy
拙者せっしゃI (samurai style, humble)

Example sentences

It's clumsy writing, but I'd be glad if you could read it to the end.

This picture is crude, but somehow it draws the heart in.

A hasty judgment creates big problems later.

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