Memory phrase for the character: 劣

劣

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Meaning

be inferior, worse

Pronunciation

RETSU
otoru

Explanation

 Top: few/little 少, below: strength 力

Mnemonic
 
Too little strength makes you inferior.

Radicals

少 few
力 power forceFor example, left 左 or right 右 is understood as a hand ナ with a forearm. If the other line is seen as a bicep, this can be understood as "force".




 Vocabulary

劣化 れっか  degradation
劣る おとる  to fall behind, to be inferior to
劣等 れっとう  inferiority, low grade​

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