巧拙

こうせつ

tact, skill, workmanship

巧遅は拙速に如かず

こうちはせっそくにしかず

it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

巧遅

こうち

slow and elaborate

巧と拙

こうとせつ たくみとつたな

skillfulness and clumsiness

拙速

せっそく

hasty, rough and ready

遅速

ちそく

speed, progress

拙速主義

せっそくしゅぎ

slap-dash methods

拙

せつ

poor, weak

巧

skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness

巧詐は拙誠に如かず

こうさはせっせいにしかず

better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive

拙宅

せったく

one's home, one's humble abode

拙僧

せっそう

I, as a mere priest, this humble servant of Buddha

拙文

せつぶん

poor writing

拙論

せつろん

poor argument

拙筆

せっぴつ

poor handwriting, humble reference to one's own handwriting

古拙

こせつ

artless but attractive in a quaint sense

拙稿

せっこう

my manuscript

拙技

せつぎ つたなわざ

poor skill

拙悪

せつあく

poor (tasting), low quality, bad situation