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“Inept” in Japanese

Short answer
不束 futsutsuka ふつつか

Inept in Japanese is “不束” (futsutsuka). Full meaning: inexperienced, incompetent, inept, incapable, careless.

Other ways to say “Inept” in Japanese

拙い tsutanai poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky 不器用 bukiyou clumsy, awkward, unskillful; incompetent, inept, bungling, (socially) awkward, gawky, gauche ふつつか futsutsuka inexperienced, incompetent, inept, incapable, careless 不束か futsutsuka inexperienced, incompetent, inept, incapable, careless つたない tsutanai poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky 拙 tsutana poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky 拙く tsutanaku poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky 拙う tsutanou poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky 拙え tsutanei poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky 拙かろ tsutanakaro poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky つたな tsutana poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky

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