メニュー
Donate
Help keep this website running!
Postcard
PayPal
Bitcoin

劣 : Inferiority

1 2 3 4 5 6
↑ click kanji to animate ↑
Components:
少力

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

On 'yomi:
レツ(retsu)
Kun 'yomi:
おと.る(oto.ru)
Strokes:6
Radical:力 (19)
Usage Rating:1620
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:052a3
jis208:46-84
Some information on this page provided by EDICT

劣 Usage examples

陋劣(ろうれつ)mean, base, nasty
負けず劣らず(まけずおとらず)equally (talented, etc.), evenly, neck and neck, nip and tuck
優るとも劣らない(まさるともおとらない)
勝るとも劣らない(まさるともおとらない)		not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
優るとも劣らぬ(まさるともおとらぬ)
勝るとも劣らぬ(まさるともおとらぬ)		not at all inferior to, rival or surpass, compare favorably (with)
劣角(れっかく)minor angle
劣弧(れっこ)minor arc
劣性遺伝子(れっせいいでんし)recessive gene
環境劣化(かんきょうれっか)environmental degradation
劣化ウラン(れっかウラン)depleted uranium
劣らず(おとらず)with the best of them, as the next fellow
品性下劣(ひんせいげれつ)of low (mean, inferior) character
劣性形質(れっせいけいしつ)recessive trait, recessive character