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JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

不ふ得とく意い

futokui

not good at

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは英語えいごが不得意ふとくいだった。

    I was poor at English.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれは英語えいごが好すきだが数学すうがくは不得意ふとくいだ。

    While he likes English, he is weak in mathematics.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 日本語にほんごが不得意ふとくいなので上手じょうずに書かけません。

    My level of Japanese is weak, so I can’t write well.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 不得意

  • 不negative; non-Onフ・ブ
  • 得gain; acquireOnトクKunえる・うる
  • 意idea; mindOnイ

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