劣等 | Japanese meaning

劣等【れっとう】

Frequency rank: 34,168. – 34,520.

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

inferiority; low gradeantonym: 優等

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劣等【れっとう】Frequency rank: 34,168. – 34,520.
れっとう

Generated definitions (experimental)

inferiority

This refers to a state of being lower in quality or status compared to something else. It can describe feelings of inadequacy or a lower standard in various contexts.

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I felt inferior.

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He had feelings of inferiority.

low grade

This meaning indicates a lower quality or classification of something, often used to describe products, performance, or academic achievements.

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That product is of low grade.

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His grades are low.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to feel inferiorせい生inferior studentinferior breedせい性inferiorityto overcome inferiorityto feel one's inferiorityこく国third world countryinferior evaluationinferior conditions

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

ていど程度やとうきゅう等級がおとる劣ること．.かなわ敵かなわないこと．.

よくみると、いっぽう一方はなるほどがっしりしたところがあるけれども、もういっぽうもう一方は、ひよわひ弱そうな、たいかく体格れっとう劣等のわかもの若者である．.きごう（きしだ岸田くにお國士きごう『じゅうぐん従軍ごとうか五十日きごう』きごう）

ていど程度やとうきゅう等級がおとる劣る．.かなわない敵わない．.

じぶん自分は、いぬ犬よりもねこ猫よりもれっとう劣等などうぶつ動物なのだ．.きごう（だざい太宰おさむ治きごう『にんげん人間しっかく失格きごう』きごう）

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1. きごう―。

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