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不器用ぶきよう (bukiyou)

clumsy, unskillful

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Meaning

不器用 (ぶきよう, bukiyou) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “clumsy, unskillful”.

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Example sentences 12

妹いもうとは不器用ぶきようで、料理りょうりも苦手にがてなの。

My little sister is clumsy and not good at cooking.

私わたしは不器用ぶきようです。

I'm all thumbs.

彼かれは手てが不器用ぶきようだ。

He is clumsy with his hands.

彼女かのじょは不器用ぶきようである。

She is awkward.

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