Word Meaning 劣悪

れつあく retsuaku

劣悪 is read as れつあく (retsuaku) and means inferior.

Meaning

English

  1. inferior
  2. coarse
  3. poor quality
  4. inadequate
  5. deteriorated

Reading

Kana

れつあく

Romaji

retsuaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 優良 Rank 17088 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

劣等感

れっとうかん

inferiority complex

劣る

おとる

to be inferior to

劣化

れっか

(visible) aging

劣勢

れっせい

inferiority (e.g. numerical)

劣生学

れっせいがく

dysgenics

劣性遺伝子

れっせいいでんし

recessive gene

劣決定系

れつけっていけい

underdetermined system

嫌悪

けんお

disgust

善悪

ぜんあく

right and wrong

粗悪

そあく

coarse

勧善懲悪

かんぜんちょうあく

rewarding good and punishing evil

醜悪

しゅうあく

ugly

Example Sentences

2

れつあくなかんきょうでせいかつする。

living in a poor environment.

For that reason, temporary workers are working under inferior conditions.