劣 れつ Meanings Prefix sub-; inferior; minor Kanji 劣 inferior. Read as レツ. Words containing 劣 劣化 (れっか) deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.) 劣勢 (れっせい) inferiority (e.g. numerical) 劣等感 (れっとうかん) inferiority complex And 52 more. Word lists Mathematics Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists