三流|さんりゅうsanryuu[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivethird-rate; third-class
   いくら器うつわだけを日本一にっぽんいちにしても、中身なかみが三さん流りゅうやったらな〜んの意味いみもないんちゃうの？↗

   The container may be the best in Japan, but if the contents are third class, then isn't it completely meaningless?

• Synonym低級ていきゅうNeutralNeutral. Low in degree, quality or grade, as in 「低級な趣味」「低級品」; 「三流」 specifically means a level below even second-rate and is clearly derogatory.
• Synonym劣等れっとうNeutralNeutral. Inferior to others in ability or rank, as in 「劣等感」; stresses falling short of others in comparison.
• Related下等かとうNeutralNeutral. Low in grade or quality; carries a contemptuous tone and is coarser than 「三流」.
• Related下位かいNeutralNeutral. A low position in a ranking; objective and neutral, with no derogatory judgment.
• Related下級かきゅうNeutralNeutral. Low in rank or level, as in 「下級生」; neutral, focusing on hierarchical grade.
• Related低劣ていれつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Poor in quality or ability, as in 「低劣な製品」; strongly derogatory, while 「三流」 stresses low rank or level.
• Antonym一流いちりゅうNeutralNeutral. Antonym: first-rate, top-class; the direct opposite of 「三流」, as in 「一流企業」.
• Antonym超一流ちょういちりゅうNeutralNeutral. Antonym: the very top of the first-rate; a step above 「一流」 and the polar opposite of 「三流」.

Use 「三流」 for a level below even second-rate, with a derogatory tone, as in 「三流大学」「三流記事」. For low taste or quality say 「低級」, for falling short of others 「劣等」, for a low ranking 「下位」; the antonym is 「一流」.

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1. 二流にりゅうにも及およばないほど程度ていどなどが低ひくいこと。