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    3. 劣

    劣

    劣おと.る

    inferiority

    N1KMT9Freq #1620Core ConceptsKanji6 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    おと.る

    On'yomi

    レツ

    inferioritybe inferior tobe worse

    少力

    小
    丿
    力

    Stroke 0 / 6

    Speed1.0x

    劬毟勢沙抄妙労少少勢毟功労

    Concepts using this kanji

    劣勢

    inferiority (e.g. numerical)

    劣化

    deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.)

    劣悪

    poor (quality, conditions, etc.)

    優劣

    (relative) merits

    劣る

    to be inferior to

    卑劣

    mean

    劣等感

    inferiority complex

    経年劣化

    degradation over time

    品性下劣

    of low character

    劣化コピー

    inferior copy

    劣化ウラン

    depleted uranium

    信号劣化

    signal degradation

    劣者

    an inferior

    劣決定系

    underdetermined system

    見劣りがする

    to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with

    心劣り

    (feeling something is) worse than expected

    劣生学

    dysgenics

    劣後株

    deferred stock

    下劣

    base

    上げ劣り

    looking worse after putting up one's hair (when coming of age)

    品質劣化

    quality degradation

    劣後ローン

    subordinated loan

    劣後

    subordination

    劣性

    inferiority

    劣勢感

    inferiority complex

    劣位

    inferior position

    劣機

    inability to follow Buddhist teachings

    環境劣化

    environmental degradation

    勝るとも劣らぬ

    not at all inferior to

    画像劣化

    image, video degradation

    劣後債

    subordinated debt

    劣情

    animal passions

    劣性形質

    recessive trait

    低劣

    low grade

    劣性遺伝子

    recessive gene

    劣等人種

    inferior race (of people)

    劣性遺伝

    recessive heredity

    劣化故障

    degradation failure

    負けず劣らず

    equally (well)

    優劣の法則

    (Mendel's) law of dominance

    優勝劣敗

    survival of the fittest

    劣敗

    defeat of the weaker

    優劣をつける

    to rank

    優るとも劣らない

    not at all inferior to

    優劣つけがたい

    hard to choose between (because both are excellent)

    劣等生

    poor student

    劣等財

    inferior goods

    劣等複合

    inferiority complex

    劣等種

    inferior species

    劣弱意識

    inferiority complex

    劣性遺伝形質

    recessive trait

    劣角

    minor angle

    劣等

    inferiority

    劣弱

    inferiority

    劣らず

    with the best of them

    に劣らず

    just like

    いずれ劣らぬ

    equally competent

    劣

    sub-

    劣才

    inferior talents

    見劣り

    unfavourable comparison

    愚劣

    foolishness

    卑劣漢

    mean bastard

    庸劣

    mediocre

    劣弧

    minor arc

    陋劣

    mean

    麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る

    even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old

    拙劣

    clumsy

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    Used in vocabulary

    • 丿
    • 力
    • 小

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    • 下劣
    • 愚劣
    • 見劣り
    • 拙劣
    • 低劣
    • 卑劣
    • 卑劣漢
    • 優勝劣敗
    • 優劣
    • 劣る
    • 劣悪
    • 劣化
    • 劣才
    • 劣者
    • 劣弱
    • 劣弱意識
    • 劣情
    • 劣勢
    • 劣勢感
    • 劣性
    • 劣等
    • 劣等感
    • 劣等複合
    • 劣敗
    • 見劣りがする
    • 劣性遺伝
    • 劣性遺伝形質
    • 劣等生
    • 陋劣
    • 負けず劣らず
    • 優るとも劣らない
    • 勝るとも劣らぬ
    • 劣角
    • 劣弧
    • 劣性遺伝子
    • 環境劣化
    • 劣化ウラン
    • 劣らず
    • 品性下劣
    • 劣性形質
    • 優劣つけがたい
    • 劣等財
    • に劣らず
    • 優劣の法則
    • いずれ劣らぬ
    • 経年劣化
    • 画像劣化
    • 信号劣化
    • 品質劣化
    • 劣化故障
    • 劣後債
    • 劣
    • 劣機
    • 劣等種
    • 劣等人種
    • 劣化コピー
    • 劣位
    • 劣決定系
    • 劣後ローン
    • 劣後
    • 上げ劣り
    • 麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る
    • 庸劣
    • 心劣り
    • 劣後株
    • 劣生学
    • 優劣をつける

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