下手

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. inarticulate, clumsy with words, poor at speaking.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
下手
口下手 くちべた
 
 
口べた くちべた

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
below, down, descend
カ した くだ.る (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)