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欠: lack

lack; missing; absent
4 strokesElementary · Grade 4 (7級)in 33 words here

Readings

On
ケツ・ケン
Kun
かける・かく

欠ける(かける) "be chipped; be missing", 欠く(かく) "lack". けっ in 欠席(けっせき), 欠点(けってん); けつ in 不可欠(ふかけつ).

Stroke order · 4 strokes

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Key words

欠席けっせきabsence
欠けるかけるto be chipped; to lack
欠くかくto lack; to miss
不可欠ふかけつindispensable
欠点けってんfault; weak point

Example sentences

I had a fever, so I was absent from school today.

The rim of the rice bowl has got a little chipped.

Sleep is indispensable to good health.

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