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synonym Comparative
遜色
VS
頓悟

Differences Between "遜色" and "頓悟"

Option A
遜色
Meaning
inferiority; disadvantage; no less than; not inferior to
Reading
そんしょく (sonshoku)
Syllabus Level
N1
Practical Example
彼の作品はプロの作品に全く遜色がない。
His work is in no way inferior to that of a professional.
Option B
頓悟
Meaning
Sudden enlightenment; a key concept in Zen Buddhism that enlightenment can be achieved in a single, sudden flash of insight, rather than through gradual practice.
Reading
とんご
Syllabus Level
C2PLUS
Practical Example
私は頓悟に興味があります。
I am interested in Sudden enlightenment; a key concept in Zen Buddhism that enlightenment can be achieved in a single, sudden flash of insight, rather than through gradual practice..

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Which word fits this context: "(inferiority; disadvantage; no less than; not inferior to)"?
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使い分け解説:
- 遜色: Almost exclusively used in the phrase 遜色がない (sonshoku ga nai) meaning 'to be not inferior' or 'to be comparable to'. (ほとんど「遜色がない」という形で使われ、「劣っている点がない」「同等である」という意味を表す。)
- 頓悟: Essential structural term in CEFR C2PLUS vocabulary syllabus. (CEFR C2PLUS語彙シラバスにおける重要表現です。)
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