欠

ONけつ

KUNかく、かける

Meanings

lackfaildefectskip

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How to remember

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.

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