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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

  • 欠くかくGodanto chip, to nick, to break, to crack
  • 欠員けついんNounvacant position, vacancy, opening, unfilled position
  • 欠陥けっかんNoundefect, fault, flaw, deformity, deficiency, shortage, gap
  • 欠伸あくびNounyawn, yawning
  • 欠席けっせきNounabsence, non-attendance
  • 欠損けっそんNoundeficit, shortage, loss
  • 欠点けってんNounfault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback
  • 欠如けつじょNounlack, absence, shortage, deficiency, privation

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