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下手の横好き (hetanoyokozuki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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まい
週しゅう
ゴルフ
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行い
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て
い
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I'm not good at it, but I love it, so I go golfing every week.
His cooking is a case of loving it but being bad at it.
Kanji 横 sideways, side, horizontal 好 fond, pleasing, like something Related words 下手へた 下手 means 'unskillful' or 'poor at something'; 下手の横好き is a fixed expression built from it.
好す きこそものの 上手じょうず なれ A proverb meaning 'what one likes, one will do well'; contrasts with 下手の横好き, which emphasizes lack of skill despite passion.
Etymology A set phrase combining 下手 (unskillful) and 横好き (doing something one likes from the sidelines or as an amateur). The exact origin is uncertain, but it has been used since the Edo period to describe enthusiastic but untalented hobbyists.
