劣る (おとる)to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
- to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behindGodan verb with 'ru' ending, intransitive verb
Kanji in 劣る
Words that share its kanji
- 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
- 見劣りみおとりunfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
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