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劣
JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

劣 (inferiority, be inferior to, be worse)

  • JLPT N1
  • 6 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 力
  • #1620 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み
レツ
Kun'yomi 訓読み
おと.る

Example words & Vocabulary

劣るおとる
to fall behind,to be inferior to
卑劣ひれつ
base; mean
劣等感れっとうかん
inferiority complex

Example sentences 3

この点てんで私わたしは彼かれに劣おとる。

I fall behind him in this respect.

彼かれは兄あにに劣おとらず利口りこうだ。

He isn't less clever than his brother.

彼女かのじょは姉あねに劣おとらず美人びじんだ。

She is not less beautiful than her sister.

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