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欠

欠 — lack, gap, fail

On
ケツ, ケン
Kun
かける, かく
Strokes
4
JLPT
N3
School grade
4

Common words with 欠

  • 欠かすかかすto miss (doing); to fail (to do)Common

    スポーツではチームの和が成功には欠かせません。
    In sport, team harmony is vital to success.

  • 欠陥けっかんdefect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage; gapCommon

    このシステムには明らかな欠陥がある。
    This system has obvious defects.

  • 不可欠ふかけつindispensable; essentialCommon

    自由こそ不可欠なものだ。
    Freedom is the breath of life.

  • 欠席けっせきabsence; non-attendanceCommon
  • 欠点けってんfault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawbackCommon
  • 補欠ほけつfilling a vacancy; supplementationCommon
  • 欠如けつじょlack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privationCommon
  • 欠員けついんvacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled positionCommon
  • 欠場けつじょうabsence; not taking partCommon
  • 欠損けっそんdeficit; shortage; lossCommon
  • 欠けつlack; deficiency; vacancyCommon
  • 欠くかくto chip; to nick; to break; to crackCommon
  • 欠けるかけるto chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damagedCommon
  • 欠伸あくびyawn; yawningCommon
  • 欠片かけらfragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shardCommon
  • 欠乏けつぼうdeficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth; scarcityCommon
  • 出欠しゅっけつattendance; presence and absence; attendance and non-attendanceCommon
  • 欠勤けっきんabsence (from work)Occasional
  • 欠航けっこうcancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)Occasional
  • 欠落けつらくlack; absence; omissionOccasional

With the N5–N3 kanji, you can read 67 words that use 欠.

  • 欠かす かかす to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
  • 欠席 けっせき absence; non-attendance
  • 欠点 けってん fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback
  • 欠員 けついん vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
  • 欠場 けつじょう absence; not taking part

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