- 1. [v1, vi] to chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged
- 2. [v1, vi] to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost
- 3. [v1, vi] to be lacking (in); to be short (of); to be deficient; to be wanting (in)
- 4. [v1, vi] to wane (of the moon); to go into eclipse — also 虧ける
Kanji in this word
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欠
lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)On: ケツ (ketsu)、 ケン (ken)Kun: か.ける (ka.keru)、 か.く (ka.ku)
Example Sentences
奥歯が欠けました。
okuba ga kake mashita .
My back tooth has chipped.
夢に欠けている主な事は首尾一貫性である。
yume ni kake teiru omona koto ha shubiikkan sei dearu .
The main thing that dreams lack is consistency.
メアリーは思いやりに欠けている。
mearii ha omoiyari ni kake teiru .
Mary is lacking in delicacy.