- futsutsuka inexperienced, incompetent, inept, incapable, careless
Used humbly in self-deprecating formal speech, often before an apology or a request, or when presenting one's child or work to a superior.
不束な者ですが、よろしくお願いいたします。
Futsutsuka na mono desu ga, yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
I am an incompetent person, but I ask for your kind consideration.
息子が不束で、いつもご迷惑をかけております。
Musuko ga futsutsuka de, itsumo gomeiwaku o kakete orimasu.
My son is inept and always causing you trouble.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 'fuben' (inconvenient); 'futsutsuka' implies lack of skill or maturity, not inconvenience.
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