- 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 
- 劣等感【れっとうかん】 - inferiority complex, sense of inferiority 
- 優劣【ゆうれつ】 - (relative) merits, superiority or inferiority, quality 
- 劣勢【れっせい】 - inferiority (e.g. numerical), inferior position, disadvantage, unfavorable situation, unfavourable situation 
- 劣化【れっか】 - deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.), degradation, worsening, (visible) aging, becoming unattractive (due to aging) 
- 劣悪【れつあく】 - inferior, coarse, poor quality, inadequate, deteriorated 
- 拙劣【せつれつ】 - clumsy, unskillful 
- 見劣り【みおとり】 - unfavourable comparison, unfavorable comparison