欠 – lack, gap, fail

4 strokesTaught in grade 4#860 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 欠 means lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケツ、ケン (ketsu, ken); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is か.ける、か.く (kakeru, kaku). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 欠 (no. 76).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケツ	ketsu
On’yomi	ケン	ken
Kun’yomi	か.ける	kakeru
Kun’yomi	か.く	kaku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 欠 (Kangxi radical 76). Components: 勹・人.

Words using 欠

欠陥けっかんdefect欠席けっせきabsence欠点けってんfault欠くかくto chip欠けるかけるto chip欠乏けつぼうdeficiency不可欠ふかけつindispensable

Example sentences

このシステムには明らかな欠陥がある。

This system has obvious defects.

Tatoeba #223714

欠席された友人たちのために、乾杯しましょう。

Let's drink to absent friends.

Tatoeba #175959

欠点があるけどやはり彼が好きです。

I love him despite his faults.

Tatoeba #175954

Kanji with the same radical

次欧歌欲歓欺

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