JLPT N1 Advanced

下手くそ

Extremely unskilled, clumsy, or lousy at something

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下手くそ common

下手糞 original kanji

ヘタクソ for emphasis

Noun, Na-adjective

"Terrible at" / "Lousy"

An emphatic and colloquial variation of 下手 (へた) describing an extreme lack of skill or clumsiness.

Example

彼は運転が下手くそだ。

He's a terrible driver.

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下手くそ

へたくそ

Extremely unskilled, clumsy, or lousy at something

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