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    3. 欠く

    欠く

    欠かく​

    to chip

    N1KMT7CoreVerb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab5 strokes

    闕く

    かく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to chip, to nick, to break, to crack
    2.
    to lack

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    コップの縁ふちを欠かいてしまった。

    I chipped the rim of the glass.

    KMT4Daily Life
    誤あやまって花か瓶びんの口くちを欠かいてしまった。

    I accidentally chipped the mouth of the vase.

    KMT6Daily Life
    彼かれは常じょう識しきを欠かく行こう動どうが多おおい。

    He often acts without common sense.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    成せい功こうには努ど力りょくを欠かくことができない。

    Success cannot be achieved without effort.

    KMT7Work & CareerEducation
    この計けい画かくは、実じつ現げん可か能のう性せいという点てんで欠かくところが多おおい。

    This plan has many shortcomings in terms of feasibility.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

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