JLPT N3 · 4 strokes
Kanji 欠: "lack, gap, fail"
The kanji 欠 means "lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ケツ, ケン in on'yomi and か.ける, か.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケツケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
か.けるか.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 860 of 2,501 |
Common words with 欠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 欠けるto chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged · to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost
- 欠片fragment; broken piece; chip; splinter · ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred; scrap
- 欠かすto miss (doing); to fail (to do) · to do without
- 欠点fault; defect; flaw; weak point · failure (in an examination); failing grade
- 欠伸yawn; yawning · kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
- 欠くto chip; to nick; to break; to crack · to lack
- 不可欠indispensable; essential
- 欠席absence; non-attendance
- 欠陥defect; fault; flaw; deformity
- 欠落lack; absence; omission
- 必要不可欠absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
- 欠損deficit; shortage; loss · being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
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