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Meanings

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Features

Usage information

  • Frequency rank : 1620
  • Grade : jouyou
  • JLPT level : 1

Encodings

  • Unicode : 52a3
  • JIS 208 : 46-84

Coding

  • SKIP code : 2-4-2
  • S&H descriptor : 3n3.4
  • Four Corner code : 9042.7
  • De Roo's code : 1145

Dictionary entries

Classic Nelson < 185 >
New Nelson < 524 >
Halpern < 2395 >
Halpern Kodansha < 1553 >
Heisig < 862 >
Gakken < 1580 >
O'Neill Kanji < 1324 >
Morohashi < 2302 >
Henshall < 1928 >
Kanji & Kana < 1150 >
Hodges & Okazaki < 1100 >
Tuttle < 1062 >
Kanji in Context < 1153 >
Kodansha Compact < 210 >
Maniette < 870 >

Related words

  • 劣勢 - れっせい - inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation; ...
  • 劣化 - れっか - deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; ...
  • 劣悪 - れつあく - inferiority; coarseness; ...
  • 卑劣 - ひれつ - mean; foul play; cowardly; base; ...
  • 優劣 - ゆうれつ - (relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality; ...
  • 劣る - おとる - to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind; ...
  • 劣等感 - れっとうかん - inferiority complex; ...
  • 見劣り - みおとり - unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison; ...
  • 拙劣 - せつれつ - clumsy; unskillful; ...
  • 品性下劣 - ひんせいげれつ - of low (mean, inferior) character; ...
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