下手糞

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
へた くそ
Hyōgai
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 下手 (heta, unskilled) +‎ (kuso, crap, shit).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

下手(へた)(くそ) or 下手糞(ヘタクソ) (hetakuso-na (adnominal 下手(へた)(くそ) (hetakuso na), adverbial 下手(へた)(くそ) (hetakuso ni))

  1. terrible, crappy, very low-quality or unskillful

Inflection

Noun

下手(へた)(くそ) or 下手糞(ヘタクソ) (hetakuso

  1. the fact that someone is terrible at something
  2. someone who is terrible at something
    • 2007 July 23, Mitsuru Adachi with Buronson, “白い夏 [White Summer]”, in SHORT PROGRAM(ショート・プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 193:
      ヘタクソ!おまえのエラーのせいだからな!
      Hetakuso! O-mae no erā no sei da kara na!
      You idiot! It was all your fault that you made a mistake!
      うるせ!四球(フォアボール)でランナー()めたのはおまえだろ!
      Uruse! Foabōru de rannā tameta no wa o-mae daro!
      No way! Stocking up runners with walks was your idea!

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN