優劣

Reading

Kana: ゆうれつ

Romaji: yuuretsu

Definition

noun

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

Kanji

優

Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 やさ.しい、 すぐ.れる、 まさ.る

Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

劣

Readings: レツ、 おと.る

Meanings: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Example Sentence

それらの作品(さくひん)には優劣(ゆうれつ)をつけがたい。

➥I can't tell which work is better than the other.