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劣後

劣後

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れつ
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

劣後 (hiragana れつご, romaji retsugo)

  1. something that is subordinate to something else
    劣後 (れつご) (さい)
    retsugo sai
    subordinated debt
  2. something that comes after something else, something that is posterior to something else
    劣後 (れつご) (かぶ)
    retsugo kabu
    follow-on stock, stock that is issued after the initial offering

Verb

劣後する (hiragana れつごする, romaji retsugo suru)

  1. to be subordinate to something
    法律 (ほうりつ)憲法 (けんぽう)劣後 (れつご)する
    hōritsu wa kenpō ni retsugo suru
    laws are subordinate to the constitution
  2. to come after something, to be posterior to something

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9