lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

On'yomi
ケツ、ケン
Kun'yomi
か.ける、か.く
Parts
人勹欠similar kanji →
JLPT N34 strokesGrade 4#860 most commonU+6B20

Stroke order

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4 strokes · red arrow marks where each stroke ends

Words using 欠

  • 欠かすかかすto miss (doing); to fail (to do)N5
  • 欠くかくto chip; to nick; to break; to crackN5
  • 欠けるかけるto chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damagedN5
  • 欠員けついんvacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled positionN5
  • 欠陥けっかんdefect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage; gapN5
  • 欠伸あくびyawn; yawningN5
  • 欠席けっせきabsence; non-attendanceN5
  • 欠損けっそんdeficit; shortage; lossN5
  • 欠点けってんfault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawbackN5
  • 欠如けつじょlack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privationN5
  • 欠片かけらfragment; broken piece; chip; splinter; shardN5
  • 欠乏けつぼうdeficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth; scarcityN5
  • 出欠しゅっけつattendance or absenceN5
  • 不可欠ふかけつindispensable; essentialN5
  • 補欠ほけつfilling a vacancy; supplementationN5
  • 欠場けつじょうabsence; not taking partN5
  • ガス欠ガスけつrunning out of gasoline (petrol)N3
  • 間欠かんけつintermittence; intermittentN3
  • 金欠きんけつhaving no money; lack of moneyN3
  • 欠けかけfragment; splinterN3