劣

Inferiority

Also: Be Inferior To, Be Worse, Inferior

On'yomi

  • れつ retsu

Kun'yomi

  • おと(る) otoru
Stroke count
6
Radical
力 power · Kangxi radical 19
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

劣 has 6 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 力 (power), number 19. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji