欠

meaninglack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

On'yomi
ケツ、ケン
Kun'yomi
か.ける、か.く
Strokes
4
Taught in
Japanese grade 4
Frequency
#860 most common in newspapers

Words it lives in

欠
  • 欠陥けっかんdefect
  • 欠かすかかすto miss
  • 不可欠ふかけつindispensable
  • 欠席けっせきabsence
  • 欠点けってんfault
  • 補欠ほけつfilling a vacancy
  • 欠如けつじょlack
  • 欠員けついんvacant position

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