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事欠く (ことかく) — to lack | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
事欠く

事欠く

事こと欠かく

to lack

Kanji Vocab Core Concepts13 strokes

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ことかく

Verb, Intransitive

1.

to lack

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 13

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)

matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)

か.ける・か.く…(2)

lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)

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