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劣化
れっか
noun
transitive 他動詞
intransitive 自動詞
Meanings
1
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.)
2
degradation
3
worsening
4
(visible) aging
5
becoming unattractive (due to aging)
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 劣化 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
劣
Inferiority, Be Inferior To, Be Worse
6 strokes
化
Change, Take The Form Of, Influence
4 strokes
More words with
劣
劣る
おとる ·
to fall behind
N3
卑劣
ひれつ ·
mean
劣等感
れっとうかん ·
inferiority complex
劣勢
れっせい ·
inferiority (e.g. numerical)
劣悪
れつあく ·
poor (quality, conditions, etc.)
劣化
Full entry on Jisho
れっか ·
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.) ; degradation ; worsening
More words with
化
強化
きょうか ·
strengthen
N2
文化
ぶんか ·
culture
N4
変化
へんか ·
change
N3
悪化
あっか ·
deterioration
N1
化学
かがく ·
chemistry
N3
国際化
こくさいか ·
internationalization
酸化
さんか ·
oxidation
N3
合理化
ごうりか ·
rationalization