Word Meaning 劣等感

れっとうかん rettoukan

劣等感 is read as れっとうかん (rettoukan) and means inferiority complex.

Meaning

English

  1. inferiority complex
  2. sense of inferiority

Reading

Kana

れっとうかん

Romaji

rettoukan

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms コンプレックス Antonyms 優越感 Rank 7539 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

劣勢感

れっせいかん

inferiority complex

劣等人種

れっとうじんしゅ

inferior race (of people)

劣等生

れっとうせい

poor student

劣等複合

れっとうふくごう

inferiority complex

劣等種

れっとうしゅ

inferior species

劣等財

れっとうざい

inferior goods

劣等

れっとう

inferiority

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)

劣悪

れつあく

inferior

Example Sentences

9

かれはつよいれっとうかんをもっている。

he has a strong sense of inferiority.

Tom has an inferiority complex.

He has an inferiority complex, doesn't he?

Inferiority complex - what exactly does that mean?

Tom feels inferior to Mary.

Everyone has one or two areas where they feel inferior to others.

Tom is insecure about his body.

There is no reason for you to feel inferior to anyone.

Mary fluctuates between having an exaggerated sense of her own importance and an inferiority complex.