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：2026/01/06
へたうま
Kanji
下手うま
Noun
Japanese Meaning
good badness, something that seems simultaneously poorly done and well done / relative skill level, high and low skill / a Japanese underground manga movement in the 1970s featuring crude drawing
Easy Japanese Meaning
へたに見えるが、どこかおもしろくて、うまいところもあるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
看似笨拙却有独特魅力的作品或风格 / 拙中见巧的表现，兼具好坏与高低技艺 / 日本1970年代地下漫画的“ヘタウマ”潮流，强调粗糙画风
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
看似拙劣卻有趣或有效的風格 / 技術高低並存的概念 / 1970年代日本地下漫畫的「ヘタウマ」運動（粗拙畫風）
Korean Meaning
서투른 듯하면서도 묘하게 잘된 상태·스타일 / 솜씨의 좋고 나쁨, 실력의 고저 / 1970년대 일본 언더그라운드 만화에서 조악한 그림체를 표방한 운동
Vietnamese Meaning
phong cách “vụng mà hay”: trông vụng về nhưng lại hiệu quả/độc đáo / mức độ tay nghề: giỏi–dở, cao–thấp / trào lưu manga ngầm thập niên 1970 với nét vẽ thô (Heta-uma)
Tagalog Meaning
katangian ng gawa na pangit tingnan pero mahusay ang dating / magkahalong mababa at mataas na antas ng kasanayan / kilusang underground na manga sa Japan noong dekada 1970 na kilala sa magaspang na pagguhit
Sense（1）
good badness, something that seems simultaneously poorly done and well done
Sense（2）
relative skill level, high and low skill
Sense（3）
ヘタウマ: a Japanese underground manga movement in the 1970s featuring crude drawing
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good badness, something that seems simultaneously poorly done and well done / relative skill level, high and low skill / ヘタウマ: a Japanese underground manga movement in the 1970s featuring crude drawing
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へたうま
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His painting has a charm of good badness.
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彼の絵はへたうまな魅力がある。
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