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
私は数学では彼より劣っている。
I am inferior to him in mathematics.
En matemáticas estoy por debajo de él.
Tatoeba #155613(opens in a new tab)彼女は、彼より、数学において劣っている。
She is inferior to him in math.
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