Kanji

劣

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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #16206 strokes

Meanings

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

ES: debilidad, inferioridad, mala calidad, ser inferior, ser peor

On
レツ
Kun
おと.る

Common words

  • 劣るおとるto be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind
  • 拙劣せつれつclumsy, unskillful
  • 卑劣ひれつmean, contemptible, despicable, dirty, foul, cowardly, base
  • 優劣ゆうれつ(relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, quality
  • 劣悪れつあくpoor (quality, conditions, etc.), bad, inferior, poor-quality
  • 劣化れっかdeterioration (in quality, performance, etc.), degradation, worsening
  • 劣勢れっせいinferiority (e.g. numerical), inferior position, disadvantage, unfavorable situation, unfavourable situation
  • 劣等感れっとうかんinferiority complex, sense of inferiority

Example sentences

  • 私わたしは数学すうがくでは彼かれより劣おとっている。

    I am inferior to him in mathematics.

    En matemáticas estoy por debajo de él.

    Tatoeba #155613(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼女かのじょは、彼かれより、数学すうがくにおいて劣おとっている。

    She is inferior to him in math.

    Tatoeba #93694(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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