れっ
とう
せい

noun

  1. poor student.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
れっ
とう
せい
劣等生 れっとうせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
レツ おと.る (7th, N1)
few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)
etc., and so forth, class (first)
トウ ひと.しい -ら (3rd, N3)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
Buddhist temple
てら ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)