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劣 inferiority

Meaninginferiority; be inferior to; be worse
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First metN3 lesson 162, in 劣化

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
劣化れっかdeteriorationN3
劣後債れつごさいsubordinated bond/debtN1

Examples

削(けず)った破片(はへん)を見(み)せてみろ。……うーむ、厚(あつ)みにムラがあるな。粉(こな)状(じょう)の削(けず)り屑(くず)が混(ま)ざっているようでは話(はなし)にならん。空気(くうき)に触(ふ)れた瞬間(しゅんかん)から酸化(さんか)による風味(ふうみ)の劣化(れっか)が始(はじ)まるというのに、これでは不揃(ふぞろ)い極(きわ)まりない削(けず)り節(ぶし)だ。

Show me what you've shaved. ...Hmm, the thickness is uneven. If there's powdery dust mixed in, it's no good at all. From the moment it touches the air, the flavor starts to degrade by oxidation, and these shavings are as uneven as they come. (N1 lesson 156)