おと
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
Pitch accent
とる
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
Examples (15 in total)
My grades were inferior to hers.
I am inferior to him in mathematics.
Ann is second to none in tennis.
He is inferior to me in learning.
He is little, if at all, inferior to you.
He is much inferior to me in English.
This wine is inferior to that one in flavor.
This machine is inferior to that one in durability.
He is second to none when it comes to playing baseball.
He is as rich as any man in this town.
Tom works as hard as any boy in the class.
He studied as hard as anybody in his class.
I think this one is inferior to that in quality.
This butter is domestic, but it is in no way inferior to foreign butter.
He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.