拙せつせつじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1noun, na-adjectivepoor; unskillful; clumsyarchaicArchaic term describing lack of skill or poor quality. Not used in modern everyday speech.彼かれの書しょは拙せつなりと評ひょうされた。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHis calligraphy was criticized as clumsy.2pronounI; mehumble (kenjougo)›male term, language, or nameHumble first-person pronoun used by men in archaic or highly formal contexts. Extremely rare in modern Japanese.拙せつが参まいります。Break this sentence down in the analyzerI will go (humble, archaic).Expressions巧こうと拙せつskillfulness and clumsiness; skill and awkwardness巧詐こうさは拙誠せっせいに如しかずbetter clumsy sincerity than clever deceit巧遅こうちは拙速せっそくに如しかずbetter rough and ready than slow and elaborate