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下等 (かとう, katou) Japanese meaning: inferior | Kotomora
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この
店みせ
の
商しょう
品ひん
は
下か
等とう
な
品しな
ばかり
だ
。
The goods in this shop are all low-grade items.
He used vulgar language and made those around him uncomfortable.
Usage patterns 下か 等とう な 動どう 物ぶつ a lower (less evolved) animal
Even lower animals like amoebas have their own distinct ecology.
下か 等とう な 人にん 間げん a vulgar or inferior person
He hated being looked down on as an inferior person.
下か 等とう な 趣しゅ 味み vulgar taste or interests
I wish you'd stop talking about such vulgar interests.
Kanji 等 etc., and so forth, class (first) Related words 低級 focuses on low quality or rank, while 下等 adds a stronger sense of vulgarity or lower social class.
下品 specifically describes crude or indecent taste or behavior, whereas 下等 is broader, covering inferiority of quality, rank, or class.
劣等 emphasizes being inferior in comparison to others (e.g. 劣等感), while 下等 more often describes an inherent low rank or class.
Opposites 高等 means high-grade or advanced, the direct opposite of 下等's low-grade or inferior sense.
下等 means low-grade or inferior, the direct opposite of 上等's high-grade sense.
下等 means low-grade or inferior, whereas 中等 refers to a middling grade above it.
Etymology Compound of 下 (lower) and 等 (class, grade). The combination directly conveys the idea of being of a lower class or grade.
