| 劣 | meaning | 'inferiority, be inferior to, be worse' |
| onyomi | レツ | |
| kunyomi | おと.る |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 劣る | おとる | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
| に劣らず | におとらず | just like, the same as, no different than |
| 優劣 | ゆうれつ | (relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, quality |
| 劣らず | おとらず | with the best of them, as the next fellow |
| 劣勢 | れっせい | numerical inferiority |
| 劣化 | れっか | deterioration, degradation |
| 劣悪 | れつあく | inferiority, coarseness |
| 劣等感 | れっとうかん | inferiority complex |
| 卑劣 | ひれつ | mean, foul play, cowardly, base |
| 拙劣 | せつれつ | clumsy, unskillful |
| 見劣り | みおとり | unfavourable comparison, unfavorable comparison |
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