Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 4

欠

Meaning in English

lack, gap, fail

Readings

Onyomi: ケツ, ケン Kunyomi: か.ける, か.く Romaji: ketsu, ken / ka.keru, ka.ku

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欠

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese falta, lacuna, falha

Spanish falta, vacío, fracaso

Korean 부족, 격차, 실패

French manque, lacune, échec

Italian mancanza, divario, fallimento

German Mangel, Lücke, Versagen

Indonesian kekurangan, kesenjangan, gagal

★ Vietnamese thiếu, khoảng trống, thất bại

Thai ขาดแคลน, ช่องว่าง, ล้มเหลว

Related kanji

N3 次 ji, shi / tsu.gu, tsugi next, order, sequence N2 欧 ou / uta.u, ha.ku Europe, Europe, Europa N1 欣 kin, gon, kon / yoroko.bu, yoroko.bi take pleasure in, rejoice, alegrarse N3 欲 yoku / hotsu.suru, ho.shii longing, covetousness, greed N1 欺 gi / azamu.ku deceit, cheat, delude N1 欽 kin, kon / tsutsushi.mu respect, revere, long for N1 款 kan goodwill, article, section N4 歌 ka / uta, uta.u song, sing, chanson N1 歓 kan / yoroko.bu delight, joy, joie

Words with this kanji

N1 欠乏 ketsubou shortage N1 不可欠 fukaketsu indispensable, essential N3 欠ける kakeru be lacking, be missing, chip N3 欠陥 kekkan defect, flaw, deficiency N3 欠席 kesseki absence, non-attendance N3 欠点 ketten weak point, defect, flaw N3 欠く kaku lack, be missing, chip