劣

meaninginferiority, be inferior to, be worse

On'yomi
レツ
Kun'yomi
おと.る
Strokes
6
Taught in
Secondary school (jōyō)
Frequency
#1620 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

劣
  • 劣勢れっせいinferiority
  • 劣悪れつあくpoor
  • 劣化れっかdeterioration
  • 卑劣ひれつmean
  • 劣るおとるto be inferior to
  • 劣等感れっとうかんinferiority complex

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