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劣
Kanji meaning "inferiority, be inferior to, be worse"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1297
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 4
WaniKani Level 49
RTK
KLC Volume 8
TMW Debut Idol
6 strokes
Meanings
inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
On'yomi
レツ
Kun'yomi
おと.る
Stroke order
(6 strokes)
Composed of
少
few
力
power
radical
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
れっ
33 (42%)
れつ
29 (37%)
おと
17 (22%)
劣
(
れっ
)
勢
(
せい
)
inferiority (e.g. numerical)
#16538
劣
(
れっ
)
化
(
か
)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.)
#17093
劣
(
れっ
)
等
(
とう
)
感
(
かん
)
inferiority complex
#17594
経
(
けい
)
年
(
ねん
)
劣
(
れっ
)
化
(
か
)
degradation over time
#44952
劣
(
れっ
)
等
(
とう
)
生
(
せい
)
poor student
#49041
劣
(
れっ
)
等
(
とう
)
inferiority
#52092
劣化版
(
れっかばん
)
worse version (of something)
#65219
劣
(
れっ
)
等
(
とう
)
種
(
しゅ
)
inferior species
#71915
劣
(
れっ
)
化
(
か
)
コピー
inferior copy
#75100
劣
(
れっ
)
性
(
せい
)
inferiority
#105099
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Most common words using this kanji
劣
(
おと
)
る
to be inferior to
#5382
卑
(
ひ
)
劣
(
れつ
)
mean
#9669
劣
(
れっ
)
勢
(
せい
)
inferiority (e.g. numerical)
#16538
劣
(
れっ
)
化
(
か
)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.)
#17093
負
(
ま
)
けず
劣
(
おと
)
らず
equally (well)
#17096
劣
(
れっ
)
等
(
とう
)
感
(
かん
)
inferiority complex
#17594
優
(
ゆう
)
劣
(
れつ
)
(relative) merits
#18877
下
(
げ
)
劣
(
れつ
)
base
#22166
劣
(
れつ
)
情
(
じょう
)
animal passions
#22240
勝
(
まさ
)
るとも
劣
(
おと
)
らない
not at all inferior to
#28855
見
(
み
)
劣
(
おと
)
り
unfavourable comparison
#29389
劣
(
れつ
)
悪
(
あく
)
poor (quality, conditions, etc.)
#29574
愚
(
ぐ
)
劣
(
れつ
)
foolishness
#41416
経
(
けい
)
年
(
ねん
)
劣
(
れっ
)
化
(
か
)
degradation over time
#44952
劣
(
れっ
)
等
(
とう
)
生
(
せい
)
poor student
#49041
見劣
(
みおと
)
る
to compare unfavorably
#49085
に
劣
(
おと
)
らず
just like
#50135
劣
(
れっ
)
等
(
とう
)
inferiority
#52092
優
(
ゆう
)
劣
(
れつ
)
をつける
to rank
#54433
卑
(
ひ
)
劣
(
れつ
)
漢
(
かん
)
mean bastard
#60313
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