稚拙(ちせつ)

ちせつ
na-adjective
immature; crude; amateurish; unskillful
evaluation
1. immature; crude; amateurish; unskillful
Lacking skill or sophistication; showing the rough quality of a beginner's work.
稚拙(ちせつ)な文章(ぶんしょう)で恥(は)ずかしい。
I'm embarrassed by my immature writing.
稚拙(ちせつ)ながらも一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)描(か)いた絵(え)だ。
It's a picture I drew earnestly, though amateurishly.
犯行(はんこう)の手口(てぐち)は稚拙(ちせつ)で、すぐに犯人(はんにん)が特定(とくてい)された。
The crime method was crude, and the culprit was quickly identified.

稚拙(ちせつ) describes work or actions that are immature or amateurish.

Forms

  • 稚(ち) (immature, young) + 拙(せつ) (clumsy, unskillful)

Usage

  • Often used self-deprecatingly about one's own work
  • Can be critical when describing others' work
  • Common in artistic and creative contexts

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Related Words

Related: 拙速(せっそく) (hasty)
Related: 未熟(みじゅく) (immature, inexperienced)
Compare: 拙(つたな)い (unskillful, poor, clumsy)
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Added 2026.1.31 11:20 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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