劣 – inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

6 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1620 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 劣 means inferiority, be inferior to, be worse. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レツ (retsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is おと.る (otoru). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 力 (no. 19).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	レツ	retsu
Kun’yomi	おと.る	otoru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 力 (Kangxi radical 19). Components: ノ・小・力.

Words using 劣

劣るおとるto be inferior to

Example sentences

彼女は、彼より、数学において劣っている。

She is inferior to him in math.

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Kanji with the same radical

力動務加勝勢助労効努募勤功勉勧励

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