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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

劣れつ悪あく

retsuaku

very poor, inferior

Example sentences

  1. 牢内ろうないでは服役者ふくえきしゃの医療いりょうに努つとめ、また劣悪れつあくな牢内環境ろうないかんきょうの改善かいぜんなども訴うったえた。

    In prison, he was engaged in medical care of prisoners and also called for the improvement of the poor prison environment.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 高度成長期こうどせいちょうきまでは日本にっぽんの道路どうろは劣悪れつあくであったが、1960年代以降盛ねんだいいこうさかんに道路建設どうろけんせつが行おこなわれ、全国ぜんこくに高水準こうすいじゅんの道路整備どうろせいびが行いき渡わたっている。

    Before the high-growth period, roads in Japan were bad, but the improvement and construction of roads have been actively implemented since 1960’s, achieving highly maintained roads throughout Japan.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. だが現地軍げんちぐんは劣悪れつあくな衛生状態えいせいじょうたいの中なかマラリアに罹患りかんするなど被害ひがいが広ひろがり、早急そうきゅうな解決かいけつが必要ひつようとなった。

    The field army, however, suffered widespread damage such as malaria infection because of the poor sanitary condition and the urgent solution was required.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 劣悪

  • 劣inferiority; be inferior toOnレツKunおとる
  • 悪bad; viceOnアク・オKunわるい・わる-・あし

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