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劣

Inferiority

WaniKani level 49JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,500-2,000 Β· #16206 strokes

Meanings

Inferiority, Be Inferior To, Be Worse

On'yomi

γ‚Œγ€

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

おと.γ‚‹

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 劣

劣 is written in 6 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

劣 (Inferiority) is taught on WaniKani at level 49 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1620 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 6 strokes.

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