Vocabulary

What does 劣る (おとる, otoru) mean?

劣る (おとる, otoru) means to be inferior, to fall short.

Quick facts
Readingおとる
Romajiotoru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おとる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonotoru

to be inferior, to fall short

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

Example sentences

  • The quality is inferior to other stores.

  • This product is not inferior at all.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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