Entry
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; botched

  2. ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain; homely

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 無細工【ぶさいく】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

On
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
101 of 2500
Radical
one
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-1, 3-2-2, 3-3-1SKIP code
0a4.2The Kanji Dictionary
1090.0Four corner code
3154deroo
4e0dUnicode hex code
1-41-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
17Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
13New Nelson (John Haig)
3434New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4242Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2141Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2890Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1217Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1302Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
134A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
94Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
130Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19Morohashi
572A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
94Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
94Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
500sakade
104Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
600henshall3
444Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
103crowley
422Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18busy_people
10Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1225Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bu4, bu2Pinyin reading
bu, bulKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise

Kun
ほそ.いほそ.るこま.かこま.かい
On
サイ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
537 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-6-5SKIP code
6a5.1The Kanji Dictionary
2690.0Four corner code
2776deroo
7d30Unicode hex code
1-26-57JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3522Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4472New Nelson (John Haig)
1333New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1689Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
900Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1363Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1463Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
721A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1958Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
701Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27344Morohashi
284A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
695Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
708Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
218sakade
812Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
140henshall3
205Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
123Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1525Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1375Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xi4Pinyin reading
seKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)

On
コウ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
299 of 2500
Radical
work
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

もく

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1SKIP code
0a3.6The Kanji Dictionary
1010.0Four corner code
3172deroo
5de5Unicode hex code
1-25-09JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1451Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1532New Nelson (John Haig)
3381New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4190Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2118Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2866Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
76Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
80Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
169A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
39Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
77Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
8714Morohashi
113A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
139Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
139Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
71sakade
161Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
125henshall3
84Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
173crowley
379Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
550Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
76Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gong1Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level