ぶきよう
Bukiyou
Other forms: 無器用
不器用 (Bukiyou) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “clumsy, awkward, unskillful, incompetent”.
Meanings
- na-adjective, nounclumsy; awkward; unskillful
- na-adjective, nounincompetent; inept; bungling; (socially) awkward; gawky; gauche
Examples
私は不器用です。
I'm all thumbs.
彼女は不器用である。
She is awkward.
彼は手先が不器用だ。
He is clumsy with his hands.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).