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拙文 (せつぶん, setsubun) Japanese meaning: poor writing | Kotomora
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Kanji 拙 bungling, clumsy, unskillful 文 sentence, literature, style Related words 拙せっ 稿こう Also a humble term for one's own writing, but 拙稿 specifically refers to a draft or manuscript, while 拙文 is broader and can refer to any piece of writing.
駄だ 文ぶん Means 'poor writing' but is more casual and self-deprecating; 拙文 is more formal and humble.
Etymology Compound of 拙 (せつ, 'clumsy, poor') and 文 (ぶん, 'writing, sentence'). The reading せつぶん follows standard on'yomi.
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拙せつ 文ぶん で は あり ます が 、 ご 笑しょう 覧らん いただけれ ば 幸さいわ い です 。
Though it is clumsy writing, I would be honored if you would kindly look it over.
