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inferiority
Stroke count: 6

Readings

On readingレツ
Kun readingおと.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. inferiorityRtK
    彼はクラスのどの少年にも劣らず利口だ。He is as smart as any other boy in the class.tatoeba
    これ以降、弟に官位上劣るようになる。Since then, Kinmoto had always been below his younger brother in official court ranks.wiki
  2. be inferior to
    不意の攻撃や戦力に劣る場合、籠城する。The castle is held if a sudden attack occurs or the military power is inferior.wiki
  3. be worse
  1. to be inferior to
  2. to be less good at
  3. to fall behind

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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few · power (力) · muscle (力) · arnold

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 926

Compound words

劣るおとる
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
拙劣せつれつ
clumsy; unskillful
卑劣ひれつ
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul
優劣ゆうれつ
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
劣悪れつあく
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
劣化れっか
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
劣勢れっせい
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
劣等感れっとうかん
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
下劣げれつ
base
愚劣ぐれつ
foolishness
低劣ていれつ
low grade
鄙劣ひれつ
mean
陋劣ろうれつ
mean
見劣りみおとり
unfavourable comparison
心劣りこころおとり
(feeling something is) worse than expected
卑劣漢ひれつかん
mean bastard
優勝劣敗ゆうしょうれっぱい
survival of the fittest
劣化するれっかする
to deteriorate; to worsen
騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣るきりんもおいぬればどばにおとる
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣るきりんもおいぬればどばにおとる
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old

Additional Examples

彼は父親に劣らず利口だ。
He is no less clever than his father is.tatoeba
彼は父に劣らず賢い。
He is no less wise than his father.tatoeba
これ以降、弟に官位上劣るようになる。
Since then, Kinmoto had always been below his younger brother in official court ranks.wiki

Stroke Order

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