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欠 — lack; be missing

欠 means “lack; be missing”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: ケツ (ketsu). Kun'yomi: か(ける) (kakeru). You'll see it in words such as 欠かす (kakasu, “to miss; to fail”).

欠
Stroke order of 欠
Meaning
lack; be missing
On'yomi
ケツ (ketsu)
Kun'yomi
か(ける) (kakeru)
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N2 · set Qualities 3

Words with 欠

WordReadingMeaning
欠かすかかす kakasu kunto miss; to fail
欠くかく kaku kunto lack; to chip
欠けるかける kakeru kunto be lacking; to be chipped

Don't confuse it with

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