“Unskillful” in Japanese
Short answer
Unskillful in Japanese is “へぼい” (heboi). Full meaning: clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad.
Other ways to say “Unskillful” in Japanese
稚拙
chisetsu unskillful, childish, immature, naive, artless, clumsy, crude
拙い
tsutanai poor-quality, shoddy, crude; unskillful, inexpert, maladroit, inept, foolish, clumsy; unlucky
拙劣
setsuretsu clumsy, unskillful
不味い
mazui bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant; poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy; ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
ヘボい
heboi clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
ちせつ
chisetsu unskillful, childish, immature, naive, artless, clumsy, crude
つたない
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
へぼう
heboi clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
へべえ
hebee clumsy, unskillful, bungling, poor, bad
マズい
mazui bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant; poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy; ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
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