れっ
劣
せい
性

noun

  1. inferiority, recessiveness.

takes genitive case の

  1. recessive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
れっ
劣
せい
性
 劣性 れっせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
レツ　おと.る (Early Jr. High, 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)
sex, gender, nature
セイ　ショウ　さが (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
life, genuine, birth
セイ　い.きる　う.まれる (1st, N5)