欠 — Japanese kanji
4 strokes · N3
Meanings: Lack, Gap, Fail, Yawning Radical (no. 76)
On’yomi: けつ、けん · Kun’yomi: か.ける、か.く
Radicals in 欠
- 人 — person (2 strokes)
- 勹 — wrap (2 strokes)
- 欠 — lack (4 strokes)
Words using 欠
- 欠く (かく): lack; be without — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 14 - People and Nature
- 欠ける (かける): be missing; be lacking — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 19 - Traditional Culture
- 欠ける（カップが～） (かける): chipped cup ～ — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 18 - Behavior and Psychology
- 完全無欠 (かんぜんむけつ): absolute perfection — Lesson 27: The Great Passage (舟を編む)
- 欠席 する (けっせきする): be absent; miss — 第4週 (1) - 学校へ行きましょう①
- 欠点 (けってん): fault; flaw — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 01 - A New Life
- 不可欠(な) (ふかけつ(な)): essential — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 23 - Japanese History
- 不可欠な (不可欠（ふかけつ）な): essential; indispensable — Unit 03 Adjectives A (191–280)
- 欠乏 (欠乏（けつぼう）): deficiency; shortage — Unit 12 Nouns D (931–1020)
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