劣等感 (rettoukan) Japanese meaning: inferiority complex | Kotomoraっ
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He has an inferiority complex about his educational background.
Overcoming a sense of inferiority is not easy.
Usage patterns
〈事〉に劣等感を抱くto harbor an inferiority complex about something
He harbored an inferiority complex about his short height.
劣等感を克服するto overcome an inferiority complex
She worked hard and overcame her inferiority complex.
〈人〉に劣等感を感じるto feel inferior to someone
I sometimes feel inferior to my brilliant older brother.
劣等感の塊a bundle of inferiority complexes (someone consumed by feelings of inferiority)
He's consumed by an inferiority complex and always compares himself to others.
