EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

    あのダークホースは予備選挙の前は、劣勢でした。
    The dark horse candidate was losing in the polls before the primary.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

Kun
おと.る
On
レツ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1620 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
2-4-2, 3-4-2, 4-6-4SKIP code
3n3.4The Kanji Dictionary
9042.7Four corner code
1145deroo
52a3Unicode hex code
1-46-84JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
185Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
524New Nelson (John Haig)
2395New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3047Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1553Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2124Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
862Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
926Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1580A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1324Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2302Morohashi
1928A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1150Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1203Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1100Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1062Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1153Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
210Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
870Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lie4Pinyin reading
ryeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

forces, energy, military strength

Kun
いきお.いはずみ
On
セイゼイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
260 of 2500
Radical
power
WaniKani
Level 22

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Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-11-2SKIP code
2g11.6The Kanji Dictionary
4542.7, 4442.7Four corner code
1445deroo
52e2Unicode hex code
1-32-10JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
735Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
558New Nelson (John Haig)
2857New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3542Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1829Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2487Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1515Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1633Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
365A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2039Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
299Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2422Morohashi
518A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
646Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
656Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
441sakade
375Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
747henshall3
779Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
293crowley
865Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
227Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1529Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
seKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani level