Keyword
unskillful
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig831
Readings
せつ
(55%)
まず
(18%)
せっ
(7%)
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 (31 in total)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
clumsy; unskillful
my book; my (humble) work; a little thing of mine
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
one's home; one's humble abode
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
my manuscript
poor policy; poor plan; unwise measure; (one's own) plan
artless but attractive in a quaint sense
poor writing
poor translation; clumsy translation; my translation
it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate
poor and careless way of living; I; me; my humble self
poor offense; poor attacking play
poor skill; (one's own) skill
poor (tasting); low quality; bad situation
poor handwriting; humble reference to one's own handwriting
my thoughts; my opinions; my feelings
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
my book; my (humble) work
poor argument; my argument
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