機き械かい音おん痴ち

noun

mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines

Describes a person who is bad at operating or understanding machines, gadgets, or mechanical devices. Often used self-deprecatingly.

• 私わたしは機き械かい音おん痴ちで、スマホの設せっ定ていもよくわからない。

  I'm hopeless with machines and can't even figure out my smartphone settings.

• 彼かれは機き械かい音おん痴ちだから、新あたらしいパソコンを買かっても使つかえない。

  He's so mechanically inept that even if he buys a new computer, he can't use it.