N1Ichidan verb
劣る
おとる
Meaning
- 1.to be inferior to
- 2.to be less good at
- 3.to fall behind
Meanings across languages
- English
- to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind
- Tiếng Việt
- kém hơn, thua
- 日本語
- 劣っている, 劣位にある
- 한국어
- 열등하다, 뒤떨어지다
- 中文
- 劣于, 不如
- Bahasa Indonesia
- lebih rendah dari
- ภาษาไทย
- ด้อยกว่า
- Español
- ser inferior a
- Français
- être inférieur à
- Deutsch
- unterlegen sein
- Português
- ser inferior a
Kanji used
Related words
卑劣
ひれつ
mean, contemptible
N1劣悪
れつあく
poor (quality, conditions, etc.), bad
N1劣化
れっか
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.), degradation
N1劣勢
れっせい
inferiority (e.g. numerical), inferior position
N1劣等感
れっとうかん
inferiority complex, sense of inferiority
N1優劣
ゆうれつ
(relative) merits, superiority or inferiority
N1拙劣
せつれつ
clumsy, unskillful
N1庸劣
ようれつ
mediocre, inferior
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