劣 — kanji meaning “inferiority”
劣
inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
- Meanings
- inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
- On'yomi
- レツ (retsu)
- Kun'yomi
- おと.る
- Strokes
- 6
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1620 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 19
- Chinese reading
- liè — Chinese character page
Words with 劣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劣化 | れっか rekka | deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening |
| 劣る | おとる otoru | to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind |
| 卑劣 | ひれつ hiretsu | mean; contemptible; despicable |
| 優劣 | ゆうれつ yuuretsu | (relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality |
| 劣勢 | れっせい ressei | inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage |
| 劣悪 | れつあく retsuaku | poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior |
| 拙劣 | せつれつ setsuretsu | clumsy; unskillful |
| 見劣り | みおとり miotori | unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison |
| 劣等 | れっとう rettou | inferiority; low grade |
| 下劣 | げれつ geretsu | base; mean; vulgar |
| 劣情 | れつじょう retsujou | animal passions; carnal desire; lust |
| 愚劣 | ぐれつ guretsu | foolishness; stupidity; silliness |
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