Moto 劣: Inferiority; Be Inferior To; Be WorseKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- レツ
- Kun'yomi
- おと(る)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 68 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (レツ)
- 劣勢れっせいinferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position
- 劣化れっかdeterioration; degradation
- 劣悪れつあくinferior; coarse
- 優劣ゆうれつ(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority
- 劣等感れっとうかんinferiority complex
- 卑劣ひれつmean; contemptible
- 拙劣せつれつclumsy; unskillful
- 下劣げれつbase; mean
- 低劣ていれつlow grade; inferiority
- 信号劣化しんごうれっかsignal degradation
- 優劣つけがたいゆうれつつけがたいit's hard to choose (because both are excellent)
- 優劣の法則ゆうれつのほうそく(Mendel's) law of dominance
- 劣れつsub-; inferior
- 劣位れついinferior position; inferior situation
- 劣勢感れっせいかんinferiority complex
- 劣化ウランれっかウランdepleted uranium
- 劣化コピーれっかコピーinferior copy
- 劣化故障れっかこしょうdegradation failure
- 劣弧れっこminor arc
- 劣弱れつじゃくinferiority
- 劣弱意識れつじゃくいしきinferiority complex
- 劣後れつごsubordination
- 劣後ローンれつごローンsubordinated loan
- 劣後債れつごさいsubordinated debt
- 劣性れっせいinferiority; recessiveness
- 劣性形質れっせいけいしつrecessive trait; recessive character
- 劣性遺伝れっせいいでんrecessive heredity
- 劣性遺伝子れっせいいでんしrecessive gene
- 劣性遺伝形質れっせいいでんけいしつrecessive trait
- 劣情れつじょうanimal passions; carnal desire
- 劣才れっさいinferior talents
- 劣機れっきinability to follow Buddhist teachings; person unable to follow Buddhist teachings
- 劣決定系れつけっていけいunderdetermined system
- 劣等れっとうinferiority; low grade
- 劣等人種れっとうじんしゅinferior race (of people); untermenschen
- 劣等生れっとうせいpoor student
- 劣等種れっとうしゅinferior species; inferior breed
- 劣等複合れっとうふくごうinferiority complex
- 劣等財れっとうざいinferior goods
- 劣者れっしゃan inferior
- 劣角れっかくminor angle
- 卑劣漢ひれつかんmean bastard; sneak
- 品性下劣ひんせいげれつof low (mean, inferior) character
- 品質劣化ひんしつれっかquality degradation
- 庸劣ようれつmediocre; inferior
- 愚劣ぐれつfoolishness; stupidity
- 環境劣化かんきょうれっかenvironmental degradation
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 劣るおとるto be inferior to; to be less good at
- 見劣りみおとりunfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
- いずれ劣らぬいずれおとらぬequally competent
- に劣らずにおとらずjust like; the same as
- 上げ劣りあげおとりlooking worse after putting up one's hair (when coming of age)
- 優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
- 優るとも劣らぬまさるともおとらぬnot at all inferior to; compare favorably (with)
- 劣らずおとらずwith the best of them; as the next fellow
- 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
- 勝るとも劣らぬまさるともおとらぬnot at all inferior to; compare favorably (with)
Other readings
- 何れ劣らぬいずれおとらぬequally competent
- 優勝劣敗ゆうしょうれっぱいsurvival of the fittest
- 劣敗れっぱいdefeat of the weaker
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