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拙

JLPT N1 · 8 strokes

The kanji 拙 — “clumsy”

拙 means clumsy and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 8 strokes and uses the hand (side) radical (扌).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): セツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): つたな(い)
Radical: 扌 · hand (side)
Strokes: 8

How to remember 拙

Work comes out (出) of the hand (扌) unrefined — a clumsy hand. Calling one's own writing 拙い文章 is Japanese modesty.

Example words with 拙

Kun'yomi readings

拙いつたないclumsy, unskilled

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