129Japanese idiom 四字熟語
下手の横好き
へたのよこずきHeta no yokozuki
“Unskilled, but devoted.”
Word for wordThe sideways love of the clumsy.
The meaning
One can deeply love what one does poorly — and that is perfectly fine. Pleasure does not wait for talent; and sometimes, by force of love, talent ends up coming.
At the origin
An affectionate expression for unpretentious passions.
The characters
- 下手 hetaunskilled
- の noof (link)
- 横好き
のParticleLinks two words: possession or belonging, like “of”.
In practice
Practice without shame what you love without excelling at it.