劣 — inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Common words with 劣

• 劣勢れっせいinferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situ…Common

  あのダークホースは予備選挙の前は、劣勢でした。
  The dark horse candidate was losing in the polls before the primary.

• 劣悪れつあくpoor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-qualityCommon

  そのため、派遣労働者は劣悪な労働条件の下で働いている。
  For that reason, temporary workers are working under inferior conditions.

• 劣化れっかdeterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worseningCommon
• 拙劣せつれつclumsy; unskillfulCommon
• 卑劣ひれつmean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly; baseCommon
• 優劣ゆうれつ(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; qualityCommon
• 劣るおとるto be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behindCommon
• 劣等感れっとうかんinferiority complex; sense of inferiorityCommon
• 見劣りみおとりunfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparisonOccasional
• 劣等れっとうinferiority; low gradeOccasional
• 劣化版れっかばんworse version (of something); inferior version; knock-offRare
• 環境劣化かんきょうれっかenvironmental degradationRare
• 劣化コピーれっかコピーinferior copyRare
• 見劣るみおとるto compare unfavorably; to be not as goodRare
• 劣等生れっとうせいpoor studentRare
• 劣等種れっとうしゅinferior species; inferior breed; inferior raceRare
• 劣等人種れっとうじんしゅinferior race (of people); untermenschenRare
• 劣化ウランれっかウランdepleted uraniumRare
• 劣等複合れっとうふくごうinferiority complexRare
• 劣等財れっとうざいinferior goodsRare

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