Question

劣 おと.る 劣る(おとる): to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind S 少: few; little力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert 力 2 (none) inferiority I had trouble remembering the relative position of the components, so now I use this story: Even muscular men have inferiority if they have few things above their muscles (i.e., brain cells).

Accepted Answer

レツ inferiority, be inferior to, be worse 1 1620 6 19 ちから・りきづくり 会意 Compound Ideographic I have an inferiority complex because I have fewer muscles than everyone else at the gym. They all look like Macho Man Randy Savage (power) to me.

Kanji	劣
Onyomi	レツ
Kunyomi	おと.る
English	inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
Examples	劣る(おとる): to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1620
Components	少: few; little 力: power; strength; strong; strain; bear up; exert
Number of Strokes	6
Kanji Radical	力
Radical Number	19
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	ちから・りきづくり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	inferiority
Koohii Story 1	I have an inferiority complex because I have fewer muscles than everyone else at the gym. They all look like Macho Man Randy Savage (power) to me.
Koohii Story 2	I had trouble remembering the relative position of the components, so now I use this story: Even muscular men have inferiority if they have few things above their muscles (i.e., brain cells).

I Inferiority Inferior Muscles 劣 レツ おと.る Worse

I Inferiority Inferior Muscles 劣レツおと.る Worse