不手際(ふてぎわ)

ふてぎわ
noun
mishandling; blunder; poor management
1. mishandling; bungling
Failure to handle a situation properly due to lack of skill or care.
不手際(ふてぎわ)をお詫(わ)びします。
I apologize for the mishandling.
こちらの不手際(ふてぎわ)でご迷惑(めいわく)をおかけしました。
Our mishandling of the matter has caused you inconvenience.
不手際(ふてぎわ)があれば、すぐにお知(し)らせください。
Please let us know immediately if there are any problems with our service.
2. poor management; incompetence
Administrative or organizational failure leading to problems.
対応(たいおう)の不手際(ふてぎわ)が問題(もんだい)になった。
The poor handling of the response became a problem.
政府(せいふ)の不手際(ふてぎわ)が批判(ひはん)されている。
The government's poor handling is being criticized.
事務的(じむてき)な不手際(ふてぎわ)が重(かさ)なり、顧客(こきゃく)からの信頼(しんらい)を失(うしな)ってしまった。
A series of administrative blunders led to losing the customers' trust.

ETYMOLOGY:
不(ふ) (not) + 手際(てぎわ) (skill, dexterity) - literally "lack of skill"

USAGE:

Commonly used in apologies for mistakes or failures, especially in business contexts.

  • 不手際(ふてぎわ)がありましたことをお詫(わ)び申(もう)し上(あ)げます - formal apology

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 事務(じむ)不手際(ふてぎわ) - administrative error
  • 対応(たいおう)の不手際(ふてぎわ) - poor handling/response

RELATED:

  • 不備(ふび) - deficiency, inadequacy (in preparation)
  • 手落(ておち) - oversight, carelessness
  • ミス - mistake (loanword, more casual)

Related Words

Related: 不備(ふび) (deficiency)
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Added 2026.1.20 21:57 · Revised 2026.3.17 13:01
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