劣
inferiority
be inferior to
be worse
2-4-2
Jōyō 8
JLPT 1
KKD 3047
Tuttle 1062
| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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劣勢
|
れっせい
|
inferiority (e.g. numerical)
inferior position
disadvantage
|
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劣悪
|
れつあく
|
inferiority
coarseness
|
|
劣化
|
れっか
|
deterioration
degradation
drop in quality
|
|
卑劣
鄙劣
|
ひれつ
|
mean
foul play
cowardly
|
|
劣る
|
おとる
|
to be inferior to
to be less good at
to fall behind
|
|
優劣
|
ゆうれつ
|
(relative) merits
superiority or inferiority
quality
|
|
劣等感
|
れっとうかん
|
inferiority complex
|
|
見劣り
|
みおとり
|
unfavourable comparison
unfavorable comparison
|
|
拙劣
|
せつれつ
|
clumsy
unskillful
|
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下劣
|
げれつ
|
base
mean
vulgar
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