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劣 means 'inferior'

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Strokes : 6    Frequency: 1662   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-28    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 36 words   Used in 59 words   Used in 1 name   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   レツ
Kun
   おとる to be inferior to
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⿱  少 few  力 effort  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 劣 is used 5 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 劣 is used 59 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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レツ (read as れっ) : 30 words FIND ALL
れ っ と う 0
inferiority; low grade  (opposite: 優等)
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レツ : 19 words FIND ALL
ひ れ つ 0
mean; foul play; cowardly; base
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おとる : 10 words FIND ALL
お と る 0 お と る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
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Additional data
Henshall: 1928  Joy o' Kanji : 1928  Key to Kanji: - 

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劣
レツ   inferior   おとる to be inferior to   
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少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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