欠
ケツ • ケン
か.ける • か.く
lack; gap; fail; yawning radical (no. 76)
Words
欠点
けってん
- fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback n
- failure (in an examination); failing grade n
欠席
けっせき
- absence; non-attendance n vs
欠陥
けっかん
- defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage; gap n
欠ける
かける
- to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken v1 vi
- to be lacking; to be missing v1 vi
- to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward v1 vi
- to wane (e.g. moon); to go into eclipse v1 vi
不可欠
ふかけつ
- indispensable; essential adj-na n