欠 lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
The kanji 欠 means “lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)”. It is read ケツ, ケン, か.ける, か.く. It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How to read 欠?
- Kun’yomi
- か.ける (kakeru), か.く (kaku)
- On’yomi
- ケツ (ketsu), ケン (ken)
How to write 欠?
欠 is written in 4 strokes, in the order below.
Common words with 欠
- 欠陥 (けっかん) : defect, flaw
- 欠かす (かかす) : to miss, to fail
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