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欠

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • lack
  • gap
  • fail
  • yawning radical (no. 76)

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケツ
  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • か.ける
  • か.く
Strokes
4
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#1063
School Grade
Grade 4
Radical
欠#76 · lack

Components

Common Words

  • 欠けつNoun
    lack, deficiency, vacancy
  • 欠陥けっかんNoun
    defect, fault, flaw
  • 欠かすかかすGodan verb
    to miss (doing), to fail (to do)
  • 不可欠ふかけつna-adjective
    indispensable, essential
  • 欠席けっせきNoun
    absence, non-attendance
  • 欠点けってんNoun
    fault, defect, flaw
  • 補欠ほけつNoun
    filling a vacancy, supplementation
  • 欠如けつじょNoun
    lack, absence, shortage

Practice in Kanjiru

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