劣
Readings
Kana:
レツ、おと.る
Romaji:
retsu, oto.ru
Meanings
inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
6
Radical Number:
4
Frequency:
1620
Grade:
8
Skip Pattern:
2-4-2
Korean Reading:
ryeol
Chinese Reading:
lie4
Unicode:
52a3
JIS:
4E74
Indexes
Halpern Index: 2395
Nelson Index: 185
New Nelson Index: 524
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3n3.4
Four Corner Index: 9042.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1928
Gakken Index: 1580
Daikanwanjiten Index: 2302
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0374
Remembering the kanji Index: 862
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1100
Kodansha Compact Index: 210
Kanji in Context Index: 1153
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1553
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2124
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 870
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 926
Essential Kanji Index: 1324
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3047
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1145
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1062
Words
劣
(れつ)
sub-; inferior; minor
劣化
(れっか)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality
劣等
(れっとう)
inferiority; low grade
卑劣
(ひれつ)
mean; foul play; cowardly; base
見劣り
(みおとり)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
劣る
(おとる)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
劣勢
(れっせい)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
劣悪
(れつあく)
inferiority; coarseness
優劣
(ゆうれつ)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
劣性
(れっせい)
recessiveness; recessive