劣悪

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See also: 劣惡

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れつ
Grade: S
あく
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
劣惡 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of (れつ) (retsu, poor (quality)) + (あく) (aku, evil).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(れつ)(あく) (retsuaku-na (adnominal (れつ)(あく) (retsuaku na), adverbial (れつ)(あく) (retsuaku ni))

  1. inferior (very poor/bad quality)
    Antonym: 優良 (yūryō)

Noun

(れつ)(あく) (retsuaku

  1. inferiority
    Antonym: 優良 (yūryō)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN