不器用 (ぶきよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora器
用
で
、
よく
物
を
落
とす
。
He is clumsy and often drops things.
Usage patterns
不器用な手つきclumsy hand movements
He held the knife with clumsy hands.
〈人〉は不器用な性格だsomeone has a socially awkward personality
He has an awkward personality and isn't good with people.
不器用なりに〈動詞〉to do something in one's own clumsy way
He tried to encourage her in his own clumsy way.
〈動詞〉のが不器用だto be bad at doing something
He's bad at expressing his own feelings.
不器用 describes clumsy, awkward handling of a task, contrasting with the smooth, adroit skill implied by スマート.
