Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 劣悪(れつあく) in Japanese

劣悪
Kana Reading
れつあく
Romaji
retsuaku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    inferiority; coarseness
    Example sentence
    そのため派遣労働者劣悪な労働条件働いている For that reason temporary workers are working under inferior conditions.

Examples of 劣悪, れつあく in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

6 strokes

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse

On'Yomi: レツ

Kun'Yomi: おと.る

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

On'Yomi: アク, オ

Kun'Yomi: わる.い, わる-, あ.し, にく.い, -にく.い, ああ, いずくに, いずくんぞ, にく.む

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