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不器用 [ichi1,news2,nf25] 無器用 [rK]
ぶきよう [ichi1,news2,nf25]
1. [adj-na,n]
▶ clumsy
▶ awkward
▶ unskillful
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1632530 不器用【ぶきっちょ】 1. clumsy; awkward; unskillful
2. [adj-na,n]
▶ incompetent
▶ inept
▶ bungling
▶ (socially) awkward
▶ gawky
▶ gauche
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1632530 不器用【ぶきっちょ】 2. incompetent; inept; bungling; (socially) awkward; gawky; gauche



History:
6. A 2022-07-07 22:54:21  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
5. A* 2022-07-06 23:57:39  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daij
  Comments:
I don't think the archaic sense is needed.
  Diff:
@@ -25,2 +25 @@
-<gloss>unskillfulness</gloss>
-<gloss>lack of ability</gloss>
+<gloss>unskillful</gloss>
@@ -31,2 +30,5 @@
-<gloss>tactless</gloss>
-<gloss>awkward (e.g. socially)</gloss>
+<gloss>incompetent</gloss>
+<gloss>inept</gloss>
+<gloss>bungling</gloss>
+<gloss>(socially) awkward</gloss>
+<gloss>gawky</gloss>
@@ -34,8 +35,0 @@
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<misc>&arch;</misc>
-<gloss>mean</gloss>
-<gloss>cowardly</gloss>
-<gloss>base</gloss>
4. A 2022-07-06 12:22:49  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-07-05 23:15:50  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Google N-gram Corpus Counts
| 不器用  | 891,427 | 98.7% |
| 無器用  |  11,661 |  1.3% | <- daijr/s, koj, etc
| ぶきよう |   3,305 |  N/A  |
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
2. A 2012-05-20 01:10:56  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK
  Diff:
@@ -37,0 +37,1 @@
+<misc>&arch;</misc>
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