劣

6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Kun'yomi
  • おとる
    		to be inferior to
On'yomi
  • レツ
    		sub-

Main Radical

力(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

レツ 70.1%
おとる 29.9%

Character Breakdown

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
レツ　おと.る (7th, N1)
few, little
すこ.し　ショウ　すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

おと
劣
　
る
to be inferior to
ひ
卑
れつ
劣
mean
れっ
劣
せい
勢
inferiority (e.g. numerical)
ゆう
優
れつ
劣
(relative) merits
げ
下
れつ
劣
base
れっ
劣
か
化
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.) ②(visible) aging
れっ
劣
とう
等
inferiority
れっ
劣
とう
等
かん
感
inferiority complex
ま
負
　
け
　
ず
おと
劣
　
ら
　
ず
equally (well) ②evenly matched
み
見
おと
劣
　
り
unfavorable comparison
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References

Unicode hex code 52A3
JIS X 0208 1-46-84
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 185
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 524
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2395
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3047
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1553
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2124
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 862
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 926
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1580
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1324
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2302
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1928
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1150
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1203
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1100
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1062
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1153
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 210
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 870
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n3.4
Four corner code 9042.7
De Roo Code 1145