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    3. 欠

    欠

    欠けつ

    lack

    KMT8News #22+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab4 strokes

    缺

    けつ

    Noun

    1.
    lack, deficiency, vacancy
    2.
    absence, non-attendance

    Stroke 0 / 4

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは会かい議ぎを欠けっ席せきした。

    He was absent from the meeting.

    KMT3Daily Life
    毎まい日にち運うん動どうを欠かかさないようにしている。

    I try not to miss my daily exercise.

    KMT7Daily Life
    このプロジェクトにはリーダーシップの欠けつ如じょが課こだ題いだ。

    The lack of leadership is an issue for this project.

    KMT8Work & Career
    彼かれの説せつ明めいには重じゅう要ような情じょう報ほうが欠かけていた。

    His explanation lacked important information.

    KMT8Daily Life
    彼かれの人じん生せいには何なにかが欠かけていると感かんじる。

    I feel something is missing from his life.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    欠
    か.ける・か.く…(2)
    lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)
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