劣等感

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Chinese

inferior; low-grade
to feel; to move; to touch
to feel; to move; to touch; to affect
 
trad. (劣等感) 劣等
simp. #(劣等感) 劣等

Pronunciation


Noun

劣等感

  1. inferiority complex (a sense of inferiority)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れつ > れっ
Grade: S
とう
Grade: 3
かん
Grade: 3
kan'on on'yomi kan'on
 劣等感 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Compound of 劣等(れっとう) (rettō, inferiority) + (かん) (kan, feeling).

Pronunciation

Noun

(れっ)(とう)(かん) (rettōkan

  1. (psychology) an inferiority complex

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References

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