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    3. 劣化

    劣化

    劣れっ化か

    deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.)

    KMT8News #21+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveTechnologyKanji Vocab10 strokes

    れっか

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.), degradation, worsening
    2.
    (visible) aging, becoming unattractive (due to aging)
    colloquial

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    この製せい品ひんは劣れっ化かが早はやい。

    This product deteriorates quickly.

    KMT7TechnologyBusiness & Finance
    長なが年ねん使し用ようすると、バッテリーは劣れっ化かする。

    Batteries deteriorate with many years of use.

    KMT8TechnologyDaily Life
    スマートフォンの性せい能のうは、経けい年ねん劣れっ化かによって徐じょ々じょに低てい下かする。

    Smartphone performance gradually declines due to age-related deterioration.

    KMT8TechnologyDaily Life
    画が像ぞうの劣れっ化かを最さい小しょう限げんに抑おさえるため、高こう解かい像ぞう度どで保ほ存ぞんした。

    To minimize image degradation, I saved it in high resolution.

    KMT8TechnologyArt & Design
    データの劣でっ化かを防ふせぐために、定てい期き的てきなバックアップが必ひつ要ようだ。

    Regular backups are necessary to prevent data degradation.

    KMT9TechnologyBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    劣
    おと.る…(1)
    inferiority・be inferior to・be worse
    化
    ば.ける・ば.かす・ふ.ける・け.する…(2)
    change・take the form of・influence・enchant・delude…(1)
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