劣る

おとる

to fall behind, to be inferior to

What does 劣る mean?

劣る is a Japanese verb meaning to fall behind, to be inferior to in English. It is written as 劣る in kanji, おとる in hiragana, and otoru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女は、彼より、数学においてっている。

She is inferior to him in math.