下手（へた）— bad at; unskilled
私 は 料理 が 下手 です。
I’m bad at cooking.
下手へた
bad at; unskilled
へた
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Words
私watashiI
はwa(topic marker)
料理ryouricooking
がga(marks the skill being described)
下手hetabad at; unskilled
ですdesu(polite sentence ending)
Kanji
下カ・
手シュ・
下手 is a な-adjective meaning unskilled or bad at something. It contrasts with 上手, “skillful” or “good at.”
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