下手 (へた): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

下手 (へた) means unskillful / bad at.

See example sentences below.

下手 at a glance

下手

へたheta

N5adj

unskillful / bad at

下手へたhetaN5Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

unskillful / bad at

Example 1

わたしはえをかくのがへたです。

Translation

I am bad at drawing pictures.

Example 2

かれはなにかごとはへたですががんばります。

Translation

He is unskillful at things but tries hard.