欠(か)ける, 缺, 闕, かける

kakeru

JLPT 3

Ichidan verb intransitive verb
  • to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken
  • to be lacking; to be missing
  • to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward
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欠席(けっせき), けっせき

kesseki

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • absence; non-attendance

欠陥(けっかん), けっかん

kekkan

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • defect; fault; deficiency; deformity
  • shortage; gap

欠点(けってん), けってん

ketten

JLPT 3

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • faults; defect; weakness

欠伸(あくび), 欠(けつ), あくび, けんしん

akubi, kenshin

JLPT 2

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • yawn; yawning (and stretching)

欠(か)く, かく

kaku

JLPT 1

Godan verb with `ku` ending transitive verb
  • to lack; to break; to crack; to chip

不可欠(ふかけつ), ふかけつ

fukaketsu

JLPT 1

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • indispensable; essential

欠乏(けつぼう), けつぼう

ketsubō

JLPT 1

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • want; shortage; famine

欠場(けつじょう), けつじょう

ketsujō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • absence; not taking part

欠如(けつじょ), けつじょ

ketsujo

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • lack; privation; deficiency

補欠(ほけつ), ほけつ

hoketsu

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • filling a vacancy; supplementation
  • substitute; deputy; alternate; spare

欠(か)かす, かかす

kakasu

Godan verb with `su` ending transitive verb
  • to miss (doing); to fail (to do)

欠航(けっこう), けっこう

kekkō

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • flight cancellation

欠員(けついん), けついん

ketsuin

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
  • vacancy; vacant position

欠落(けつらく), けつらく

ketsuraku

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
  • missing; lacking

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