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JLPT N5 · Kana adjectives & expressions

へた

unskillful; bad at

Stroke order of へた

2 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

へ · 1 strokesた · 4 strokes

Memory trick

HETA — 'het-a': you get all het up because you are bad at it.

Parts: na-adjective; opposite of じょうず; often 'N が へた'

The characters in へた

  • へ へ — he (1 strokes)
  • た た — ta (4 strokes)

Example sentence

私は歌がへたです。

わたしはうたがへたです。

I am bad at singing.

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