I Love Kanji欠く (kaku)
欠く (かく, kaku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to chip; to nick”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かく
- Romaji
- kaku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to chip; to nick; to break; to crack · godan verb, transitive
- to lack · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 欠く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 欠く | かく kaku |
| Polite (~masu) | 欠きます | かきます kakimasu |
| Negative | 欠かない | かかない kakanai |
| Polite negative | 欠きません | かきません kakimasen |
| Past | 欠いた | かいた kaita |
| Polite past | 欠きました | かきました kakimashita |
| Negative past | 欠かなかった | かかなかった kakanakatta |
| Te-form | 欠いて | かいて kaite |
| Potential | 欠ける | かける kakeru |
| Passive | 欠かれる | かかれる kakareru |
| Causative | 欠かせる | かかせる kakaseru |
| Volitional | 欠こう | かこう kakou |
| Imperative | 欠け | かけ kake |
| Conditional (~ba) | 欠けば | かけば kakeba |
Kanji in 欠く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 欠く.
Source: JMdict entry 1253900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.