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欠
lack · fail · defect · skip
N3On: けつKun: かく、かける
Memory Aid
This kanji depicts a person with a wide-open mouth, as if yawning or gasping due to a LACK of air, or perhaps representing a DEFECT in the face.
Vocabulary
欠点けってんdefect, fault
欠席けっせきabsence
欠くかくto lack, to miss
欠けるかけるto be lacking, to be chipped
Example Sentences
彼の欠点は少し真面目すぎるところです。
His fault is that he is a little too serious.
今日は会議に欠席しました。
I was absent from the meeting today.
彼は常に努力を欠かない人です。
He is a person who never lacks effort.
カップの縁が少し欠けている。
The rim of the cup is slightly chipped.