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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

欠

Lack, Gap JLPT N3

4 strokes · school grade 4 · frequency rank #860

Meaning

Lack, Gap, Fail, Yawning Radical (no. 76)

Readings

On’yomiケツ ketsu、ケン ken
Kun’yomiか.ける kakeru、か.く kaku

Radical

欠 — yawn (Kangxi radical #76)

Components

A basic character — not built from smaller components.

Example sentences

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