劣おとる

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劣る · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be inferior; be worse; fall behind

Used to compare quality, ability, or degree, often with に or より marking the standard of comparison.

〈相あい手て〉に劣おとるto be inferior to someone/something (used as the standard of comparison)
彼かれは経けい験けんの点てんでライバルに劣おとる。
He is inferior to his rival in terms of experience.
〈相あい手て〉に劣おとらないto be not inferior to, to be just as good as
この製せい品ひんは品ひん質しつで他た社しゃに劣おとらない。
This product is not inferior to those of other companies in quality.
〈事こと〉で劣おとるto be inferior in a particular respect (e.g. speed, strength, number)
このチームは体たい力りょくで相あい手てに劣おとる。
This team is inferior to their opponent in physical strength.

負まけるN5
負ける means to lose in a competition or contest, while 劣る describes an inherent inferiority in quality or ability rather than a specific loss.
引ひけ
引け in 引けを取る expresses being outdone in a comparison, while 劣る is the plain verb meaning to be inferior, usable in any sentence.

優すぐれるN3
優れる means to be superior or excellent, the direct opposite of 劣る meaning to be inferior.
勝まさるN1
勝る means to exceed or surpass in comparison, the opposite of 劣る which means to fall short.
匹ひっ敵てきN1
劣る means 'to be inferior to', the direct opposite of 匹敵する, which means being equal or comparable to something.

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長たける
劣る means to be inferior or lacking in ability, the opposite of being skilled as expressed by 長ける.
凌りょう駕が
劣る means to be inferior to something, the direct opposite of 凌駕's meaning of decisively surpassing it.
肩かたを並ならべるN1
劣る means to be inferior to someone, the opposite of 肩を並べる's sense of being equal in ability or status.
秀ひいでる
劣る means to be inferior or lacking in some quality, the direct opposite of 秀でる's sense of excelling.

The kanji 劣 combines 少 (few/little) and 力 (power), suggesting 'less power'. The reading おとる is native Japanese.