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劣
JLPT N1 6 strokes Frequency: #1620

Meanings

Inferiority, Be Inferior To, Be Worse

Radicals

εŠ›

Decomposition

βΏ±ε°‘εŠ›

Etymology

Pictophonetic: inadequate

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 6

Stroke Order

1 hook right-to-left
2 diagonal right-to-left
3 dot right-to-left
4 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
5 hook bottom-to-top
6 diagonal right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
レツ retsu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
おと oto

Words Using This Kanji

67 words total
Other (20 words)
εŠ£ζ•— γ‚Œγ£γ±γ„

defeat of the weaker

εŠ£ζ‰ γ‚Œγ£γ•γ„

inferior talents

εŠ£ε‹’ γ‚Œγ£γ›γ„

inferiority (e.g. numerical)

εŠ£η­‰θ€‡εˆ γ‚Œγ£γ¨γ†γ΅γγ”γ†

inferiority complex

θ¦‹εŠ£γ‚ŠγŒγ™γ‚‹ γΏγŠγ¨γ‚ŠγŒγ™γ‚‹

to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with

εŠ£η­‰η”Ÿ γ‚Œγ£γ¨γ†γ›γ„

poor student

εŠ£ζ€§ιΊδΌε½’θ³ͺ γ‚Œγ£γ›γ„γ„γ§γ‚“γ‘γ„γ—γ€

recessive trait

εŠ£ζ€§ιΊδΌ γ‚Œγ£γ›γ„γ„γ§γ‚“

recessive heredity

θ² γ‘γšεŠ£γ‚‰γš γΎγ‘γšγŠγ¨γ‚‰γš

equally (well)

ε‹γ‚‹γ¨γ‚‚εŠ£γ‚‰γ¬ γΎγ•γ‚‹γ¨γ‚‚γŠγ¨γ‚‰γ¬

not at all inferior to

ε„ͺγ‚‹γ¨γ‚‚εŠ£γ‚‰γͺい γΎγ•γ‚‹γ¨γ‚‚γŠγ¨γ‚‰γͺい

not at all inferior to

εŠ£θ§’ γ‚Œγ£γ‹γ

minor angle

劣弧 γ‚Œγ£γ“

minor arc

εŠ£ζ€§ιΊδΌε­ γ‚Œγ£γ›γ„γ„γ§γ‚“γ—

recessive gene

η’°ε’ƒεŠ£εŒ– γ‹γ‚“γγ‚‡γ†γ‚Œγ£γ‹

environmental degradation

εŠ£εŒ–γ‚¦γƒ©γƒ³ γ‚Œγ£γ‹γ‚¦γƒ©γƒ³

depleted uranium

εŠ£γ‚‰γš γŠγ¨γ‚‰γš

with the best of them

ε“ζ€§δΈ‹εŠ£ γ²γ‚“γ›γ„γ’γ‚Œγ€

of low character

εŠ£ζ€§ε½’θ³ͺ γ‚Œγ£γ›γ„γ‘γ„γ—γ€

recessive trait

ε„ͺεŠ£γ€γ‘γŒγŸγ„ γ‚†γ†γ‚Œγ€γ€γ‘γŒγŸγ„

hard to choose between (because both are excellent)