Kanji

What does the kanji 拙 mean?

拙 means clumsy, unskillful. On'yomi セツ. Kun'yomi つたな.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiセツ
Kun'yomiつたな.い
Strokes8
Main radical手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi セツKun'yomi つたな.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

clumsy, unskillful

Memory hook

The hand (扌) shaping nothing but a lumpy mountain (山) — CLUMSY, POOR.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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More words with this kanji

  • 拙速せっそくhasty and careless, rushed and sloppy (a hasty conclusion)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.