Describes a lack of skill or ability in doing something. Often used self-deprecatingly. Antonym: 上手 (じょうず).
Antonyms: 上手 (じょうず)
私は料理が下手です。
I am poor at cooking.
彼は下手な字を書く。
He writes clumsy characters.
imprudent; untactful
Used for actions or remarks that are ill-considered or lack tact, often in social situations.
下手なことを言って彼女を怒らせてしまった。
I said something tactless and made her angry.
I'm not good at cooking.
If you carelessly get involved, you might get hurt.
I said something tactless and made her angry.
下手 is the common, everyday word for being unskillful, while 拙劣 is a more formal, literary term often applied to the quality of work rather than a person's ability.
下手 is the everyday, casual word for being bad at something, while 稚拙 is more formal and used in critical or literary contexts.
下手 is the clear, everyday word for being unskilled, while 臭い in this sense is a vaguer, more evaluative way of calling something awkwardly amateurish.
下手 is an adjective meaning someone is poor at something, while 巧拙 is a noun that covers the whole range from skilled to unskilled.
下手 means unskillful or clumsy, the direct opposite of 巧者's sense of being clever and adept.
下手 describes clumsy or unskilled performance, the opposite of the brilliant skillfulness described by 鮮やか.
下手 describes being unskilled or clumsy at something, contrasting with 堪能's meaning of high proficiency.
poor conversationalist; bad at talking
utterly lacking in ability; hopeless; useless; poor