Otoru

JLPT N3

劣る (Otoru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

Examples

  • I fall behind him in this respect.

  • Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.

  • He is second to none in physics.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 劣る

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