a form of cryptic Japanese writing that substitutes similar-looking characters for the characters intended

下手: being poor, bad, unskilled at / 蔕: calyx of a fruit

past perfect of 経る

へた文字, 下手文字: cryptic writing; gyaru-moji

(botany) calyx of a fruit

(obsolete) the area near something or along the edge of something

the area near something or along the edge of something

a mistake, a poor result, a screwup

to make a mistake, to screw up

if done badly / perhaps