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N3Kanji
劣
inferior, worse
Readings
- On
- レツ
- Kun
- おと(る)
Examples
劣る（おとる）、劣化（れっか）、劣等（れっとう）
to be inferior, deterioration, inferiority
Note
On-reading (レツ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (おと(る)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.
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