拙
- Kanji
- 拙
- Level
- N1
- Meaning
- Clumsy, unskillful
- On'yomi
- セツ
- Kun'yomi
- つたな.い
- Strokes
- 8
- Common compounds
拙い (つたない) clumsy, poor 拙著 (せっちょ) my humble work (book) 拙宅 (せったく) my humble home
- Memory hook
A hand (扌) tries to cut (出, out/go out, here visual for its components resembling something coming out) but is clumsy.