“Bungling” in Japanese
Short answer
Bungling in Japanese is “へぼい” (heboi). Full meaning: clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad.
Other ways to say “Bungling” in Japanese
ヘマ
hema blunder, bungle, gaffe, mistake; bungling, stupid, tactless, clumsy, awkward
不精巧
fuseikou clumsy, bungling
ヘボい
heboi clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
ペマ
pema blunder, bungle, gaffe, mistake; bungling, stupid, tactless, clumsy, awkward
へま
hema blunder, bungle, gaffe, mistake; bungling, stupid, tactless, clumsy, awkward
不味い
mazui bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant; poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy; ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
へぼう
heboi clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
へべえ
hebee clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
へぼく
heboku clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
ヘボく
heboku clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
ヘボけれ
hebokere clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
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