劣
be inferior to, be worse, inferiority
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
6 / 6
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:6
JLPT:1
Frequency:1620
Vocabulary
レツ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卑劣 | ヒレツ | mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly; base |
| 劣悪 | レツアク | poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality |
| 拙劣 | セツレツ | clumsy; unskillful |
| 優劣 | ユウレツ | (relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality |
| 下劣 | ゲレツ | base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劣る | おとる | to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind |
| 劣化 | れっか | deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging) |
| 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 |
| 見劣り | みおとり | unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison |
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