Kanji

劣

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

6 strokes

Radical

力部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

レツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おとる

Common Readings

レツ, おと…る

Example sentences

劣る おとる
この製品は、品質の面で競合他社に劣っている。

This product is inferior to competitors in terms of quality.

卑劣 ひれつ
あんなに卑劣な行為は許せません。

I cannot forgive such a cowardly act.

虫唾が走る むしずがはしる
彼の卑劣な行為には、思い出すだけで虫唾が走る。

I feel disgusted just thinking about his despicable behavior.

劣化 れっか
画質が劣化した。

The image quality has deteriorated.

劣勢 れっせい
試合中盤、チームは劣勢に立たされたが、最後に逆転した。

Midway through the match, the team was put at a disadvantage, but they made a comeback in the end.

跳ね返す はねかえす
チームは劣勢を跳ね返した。

The team overcame the disadvantage.

劣等感 れっとうかん
彼は他人と比較しては、強い劣等感にさいなまれていた。

He was tormented by a strong sense of inferiority whenever he compared himself with others.

負けず劣らず まけずおとらず
二人は負けず劣らず努力を続け、最後まで競い合った。

The two of them kept working just as hard and competed until the end.

優劣 ゆうれつ
二人の演奏に優劣はない。

There is no clear superiority or inferiority between the two performances.

Example Vocabulary

劣る

おとる

to be inferior; to be less than

卑劣

ひれつ

cowardly, mean, despicable, base

劣化

れっか

deterioration; degradation

劣勢

れっせい

disadvantage; numerical inferiority; underdog status

劣等感

れっとうかん

inferiority complex; sense of inferiority

負けず劣らず

まけずおとらず

equally; no less than the other

優劣

ゆうれつ

superiority or inferiority; relative merit

劣情

れつじょう

下劣

げれつ

見劣り

みおとり

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