Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 6
Meaning: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
Kunyomi: おと.る
Onyomi: レツ
Composition: 少 力
Radical: 力
Meaning: power, force
劣 (レツ) sub-, inferior, minor
劣悪 (レツアク) inferior, coarse, poor quality, inadequate, deteriorated
卑劣 (ヒレツ) mean, contemptible, despicable, dirty, foul, cowardly, base
拙劣 (セツレツ) clumsy, unskillful
劣る (おとる) to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind