優劣

ゆうれつ

Meanings

1. Noun (relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

Kanji

• 優 excel. Read as ユウ.
• 劣 inferior. Read as レツ.

Common phrases

• 優劣をつける (ゆうれつをつける) to rank
• 優劣を決める

Words containing 優劣

• 優劣つけがたい (ゆうれつつけがたい) hard to choose between (because both are excellent)
• 優劣の法則 (ゆうれつのほうそく) (Mendel's) law of dominance
• 優劣をつける (ゆうれつをつける) to rank

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