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劣る (おとる) — to fall behind | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

劣る

おとる

godan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to fall behind
2to be inferior to
3to be less good at

Example sentence

彼は英語においては弟に劣る。

He is inferior to his younger brother in English.

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Kanji in this word

劣Inferiority, Be Inferior To, Be Worse6 strokes

More words with 劣

劣勢れっせい · inferiority (e.g. numerical)卑劣ひれつ · mean 劣等感れっとうかん · inferiority complex 劣化れっか · deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.)劣悪れつあく · poor (quality, conditions, etc.)

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