inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Radicals

Common words

• 劣勢【れっせい】
  inferiority (e.g. numerical), inferior position, disadvantage, unfavorable situation, unfavourable situation
• 劣悪【れつあく】
  inferior, coarse, poor quality, inadequate, deteriorated
• 劣化【れっか】
  deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.), degradation, worsening, (visible) aging, becoming unattractive (due to aging)
• 優劣【ゆうれつ】
  (relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, quality
• 劣等感【れっとうかん】
  inferiority complex, sense of inferiority
• 見劣り【みおとり】
  unfavourable comparison, unfavorable comparison
• 拙劣【せつれつ】
  clumsy, unskillful
• 卑劣【ひれつ】
  mean, contemptible, despicable, dirty, foul, cowardly, base
• 劣る【おとる】
  to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind