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    3. 負けず劣らず

    負けず劣らず

    負まけ​ず​劣おとら​ず​

    equally (well)

    NTDaily LifeKanji Vocab28 strokes

    まけずおとらず

    Adverb

    1.
    equally (well), as ... as, no less ... than ..., neck and neck, nip and tuck

    Particle

    2.
    evenly matched, well-matched

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    劣
    おと.る…(1)
    inferiority・be inferior to・be worse
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
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