Dictionary🇯🇵 Japanese → 🇺🇸 English
Japanese to English Dictionary
不器用
bukiyou
Description
「不器用」は、手を使う作業がうまくできないことを表す言葉です。
"不器用" is a word that expresses being clumsy with tasks using the hands.
人との関わり方がへたな人にも使われます。
It is also used for people who are awkward in their relationships with others.
Meanings
不器用bukiyou
clumsy; not good with one's hands
私は不器用で、料理が下手です。
I'm clumsy and bad at cooking.
不器用bukiyou
awkward at social or emotional matters
彼は不器用だけど、優しい人です。
He's clumsy but a kind person.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
不 (not) + 器用 (skillful/dexterous), so literally 'not dexterous'.
- Nuance
describes both physical clumsiness and being awkward in relationships or expressing feelings.
Images