noun
inferior talent; mediocre ability
Refers to a person's lack of talent or ability, often used self-deprecatingly or to describe someone's limited skills. Somewhat formal and not extremely common in casual speech.
彼は自分の劣才を嘆いた。
He lamented his own lack of talent.
劣才ながら、努力だけは続けたい。
Though I have little talent, I want to at least keep making an effort.