劣等感
れっとうかん inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
Why it means this
劣等 (inferiority) + 感 (feeling) — the felt sense of being inferior; an inferiority complex.
Breakdown
- 劣 レツ inferiority, be inferior to, be worse
- 等 トウ etc., and so forth, class (first)
- 感 カン emotion, feeling, sensation
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