欠 Kanji – lack
The Japanese kanji 欠 can mean lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76).
Meaning and Readings
How is 欠 read?
欠 has the onyomi readings ケツ, ケン and the kunyomi readings かける, かく.
In romaji, these readings can be written as ketsu, ken, kakeru, kaku.
Common Japanese Words Using 欠
These common Japanese words contain 欠. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 欠かす（かかす） — to miss (doing), to fail (to do)
- 欠く（かく） — to chip, to nick, to break, to crack
- 欠ける（かける） — to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged
- 欠員（けついん） — vacant position, vacancy, opening, unfilled position
- 欠陥（けっかん） — defect, fault, flaw, deformity, deficiency, shortage, gap
- 欠伸（あくび） — yawn, yawning
- 欠席（けっせき） — absence, non-attendance
- 欠損（けっそん） — deficit, shortage, loss
- 欠点（けってん） — fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback
- 欠如（けつじょ） — lack, absence, shortage, deficiency, privation