ま
負
　
け
　
ず
おと
劣
　
ら
　
ず

adverb

  1. equally (well), as ... as, no less ... than ..., neck and neck, nip and tuck.

takes genitive case の

  1. evenly matched, well-matched.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ま
負
　
け
　
ず
おと
劣
　
ら
　
ず
 負けず劣らず まけずおとらず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

defeat, negative, -
ま.ける　フ　お.う (3rd, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
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)