Keyword
unskillful
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig831
Readings
せつ
(66%)
せっ
(10%)
Composed of
left hand
exit
Mnemonic

You try to exit by using your left hand, but you're right handed so you're unskillful at opening the door that's standing in your way.

Used in vocabulary (32 in total)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
clumsy; unskillful
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
one's home; one's humble abode
my manuscript
poor policy; poor plan; unwise measure; (one's own) plan
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
poor writing
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
poor translation; clumsy translation; my translation
poor offense; poor attacking play
poor and careless way of living; I; me; my humble self
poor skill; (one's own) skill
poor argument; one's argument; one's thesis; one's essay
poor (tasting); low quality; bad situation
my book; my (humble) work
my thoughts; my opinions; my feelings
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
poor handwriting; humble reference to one's own handwriting
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
poor defense; poor defence
skillfulness and clumsiness
better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent
unskilled haiku poem; clumsy haiku
better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive