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欠

lack
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingケツ、ケン
Kun readingか.ける、か.く
JōyōGrade 4

Popular Usage

欠陥欠席欠点欠ける欠く欠乏

Radicals and components

Radical欠lack

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

yawn

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 505

Compound words

欠陥けっかん
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency
欠席けっせき
absence; non-attendance
欠点けってん
fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness
欠けるかける
to chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.)
欠くかく
to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; to lack
欠乏けつぼう
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want
欠員けついん
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
欠伸あくび
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
欠損けっそん
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing
欠如けつじょ
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
欠片かけら
fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shard
出欠しゅっけつ
attendance or absence
補欠ほけつ
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
欠場けつじょう
absence; not taking part
欠かすかかす
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
不可欠ふかけつ
indispensable; essential

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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