| 1928 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1580 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1324 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1100 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1150 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1203 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1153 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 210 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3047 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1553 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2124 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 870 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2302 | Morohashi |
| 2395 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 524 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 862 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 926 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1062 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1620 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 劣 【レツ】 sub-, inferior, minor
- 劣悪 【レツアク】 poor (quality, conditions, etc.), bad, inferior, poor-quality
- 卑劣 【ヒレツ】 mean, contemptible, despicable, dirty, foul, cowardly, base
- 拙劣 【セツレツ】 clumsy, unskillful
Kun reading compounds
- 劣る 【おとる】 to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind
Readings
- Korean:
- ryeol
Spanish
- debilidad
- inferioridad
- mala calidad
- ser inferior
- ser peor
Portuguese
- inferioridade
- está inferiorizado
- piorar
French
- infériorité
- inférieur à
- être moins bon que
| 1145 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3n3.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-2 | SKIP code |
| 9042.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 52a3 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
276 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 位 【イ】 rank, place (e.g. first place), decimal place, counter for ghosts
- 位置 【イチ】 place, position, location, position, standing, status, situation
- 一位 【イチイ】 first place, first rank, units position (of a number)
- 高位 【コウイ】 dignity, eminent, high ranking, high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
Kun reading compounds
- 位 【くらい】 throne, crown, (nobleman's) seat, government position, court rank, social standing, rank, class, echelon, rung, grade (of quality, etc.), level, tier, rank, position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands), digit, (decimal) place
- 位が昇る 【くらいがのぼる】 to rise in rank
- どれ位 【どれくらい】 how long, how far, how much
- 申し訳ないくらい 【もうしわけないくらい】 to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty
- どれ位 【どれくらい】 how long, how far, how much
- 申し訳ないくらい 【もうしわけないくらい】 to the extent it makes one feel apologetic, so (much, good, etc.) that one feels guilty
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぞき
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- grado
- posición
- aproximadamente
- trono
Portuguese
- posição
- grau
- trono
- coroa
- sobre
- alguma
French
- rang
- position
- grade
- trône
- couronne
- à peu près
| 344 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 445 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 421 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 482 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 401 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 122 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 312 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 354 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 122 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 122 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 417 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 72 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 69 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 42 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 45 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 964 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 503 | Morohashi |
| 61 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 162 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 955 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1028 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 319 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 473 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2173 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-5 | SKIP code |
| 2021.8 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-44 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4f4d | Unicode hex code |