The kanji 欠: meaning, readings and stroke order

欠

Meaning: lack, chip
On reading: ケツ ketsu
Kun reading: か（ける） kakeru、か（く） kaku
Strokes: 4
Radical: 欠 lack, yawn
Level: Level 4 · grade 4
Old form: 缺

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thiếu, sứt mẻ (khiếm)
Japanese: かける。たりない。
Korean: 모자라다, 이가 빠지다 (흠)
Chinese: 缺少、缺口

Readings, words and example sentences

ケツ ketsu · on reading

欠けっ席せき
being absent
病気で 欠けっ席せきしました。
I was absent because I was sick.

か（ける） kakeru · kun reading

欠かける
to chip, to lose a piece
皿のはしが 欠かけました。
The edge of the plate got chipped.

か（く） kaku · kun reading · less common

欠かく
to lack
注意を 欠かいて いました。
I wasn't careful enough.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.