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劣: inferior

inferior; worse
6 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 12 words here

Readings

On
レツ
Kun
おとる

劣る(おとる) "be inferior". れつ in 優劣(ゆうれつ) "relative merit"; れっ in 劣等感(れっとうかん) "inferiority complex", 劣化(れっか) "deterioration", 劣勢(れっせい).

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Key words

劣るおとるto be inferior
劣等感れっとうかんinferiority complex
劣勢れっせいdisadvantage; being behind
劣化れっかdeterioration
優劣ゆうれつrelative merit

Example sentences

This item is slightly inferior to the real thing, but the price is much lower.

I was always compared with my older brother and had an inferiority complex.

Old rubber deteriorates and snaps easily.

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