下手の横好き（へたのよこずき）
JLPT N1 · noun
Meaning: loving something you're bad at
Example sentences
- 下手の横好きで絵を続けている。 — He keeps painting even though he's not very good at it, simply because he loves it.
- 下手の横好きだが、楽しんでいる。 — I'm no good at it, but I enjoy it all the same.
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