N1Noun

卑劣

ひれつ

Meaning

劣る

おとる

to be inferior to, to be less good at

劣悪

れつあく

poor (quality, conditions, etc.), bad

劣化

れっか

deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.), degradation

劣勢

れっせい

inferiority (e.g. numerical), inferior position

劣等感

れっとうかん

inferiority complex, sense of inferiority

優劣

ゆうれつ

(relative) merits, superiority or inferiority

拙劣

せつれつ

clumsy, unskillful

卑怯

ひきょう

cowardly, craven

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