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劣 = 少 + 力

劣 is a Japanese kanji written with 6 strokes, listed here under the keyword “inferiority”. It is built from 少 (few) and 力 (power). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 926.

Keyword
inferiority
RTK frame
926
Strokes
6
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おと.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
неполноценность
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
劣 bad

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 少 few
  2. 力 power

How to find 劣 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “few” + “power”. 劣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 劣 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.