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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
inferiority (e.g. numerical), inferior position, disadvantage, unfavorable situation, unfavourable situation
See also:優勢 (antonym)

na-adjective
inferior, coarse, poor quality, inadequate, deteriorated

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
deterioration, degradation, drop in quality
2.
becoming unattractive (because of aging)(colloquialism)

na-adjective, noun
mean, contemptible, despicable, dirty, foul, cowardly, base
Other readings:
鄙劣【ひれつ】

noun
(relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, quality

na-adjective, noun
clumsy, unskillful

noun, auxillary suru verb
unfavourable comparison, unfavorable comparison

noun
looking worse after putting up one's hair (when coming of age)(archaism)
See also:上げ優り

pre-noun adjectival
equally competent
Other readings:
何れ劣らぬ【いずれおとらぬ】

adverb
with the best of them, as the next fellow

expression
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old(proverb)
Other readings:
騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る【きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる】

na-adjective, noun
foolishness, stupidity, silliness

noun, auxillary suru verb
degradation over time, time-related deterioration

na-adjective, noun
base, mean, vulgar, despicable, low

na-adjective, noun
low grade, inferiority, coarseness, vulgarity

adverb
just like, the same as, no different than

noun
mean bastard, sneak, heel, despicable person

noun, na-adjective
of low (mean, inferior) character(yojijukugo)

おと
makezuotorazu
adverb, no-adjective
equally (talented, etc.), evenly, neck and neck, nip and tuck
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Kanji results(showing 1 results)


Written with 6 strokes
Taught in Junior high
inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
KUN:
  • おと.る
    oto.ru
ON:
  • レツ
    retsu

Sentence results (showing 1-10 of 138 results)


He is little, if at all inferior to you

かれ
ほか
他の
だれ
誰にも
おと
劣らぬ
いっしょうけんめ
一生懸命
はた
働いた
He worked as hard as anybody else

This flower is as beautiful as any in the garden

He is little, if at all, inferior to you

わた
私の
せいせき
成績
かのじょ
彼女の
My grades were inferior to hers

I think this one is inferior to that in quality

てん
わた
かれ
おと
劣る
I fall behind him in this respect

かれ
こん
今夜
ゆうしょ
夕食
ゆうしょ
夕食
しつ
The dinner he ate this evening was inferior in quality to that dinner

He is inferior to you in all respects

I took for granted that he was above such meanness
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