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KanjiN3Grade 4 · 小44 strokesRadical 欠

欠 · lack, gap

欠 is a kanji meaning lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76). It has 4 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ケツketsu
  • ケンken

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • かけるkakeru
  • かくkaku

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 欠 · 7 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 欠
WordReadingMeaningLevel
欠けるかけるto be lackingN3
欠陥けっかんdefect, fault, deficiencyN3
欠席けっせきabsence, non-attendanceN3
欠点けってんfaults, defect, weaknessN3
欠くかくto lack, to crackN3
欠乏けつぼうshortageN1
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More words that use 欠
WordReadingMeaningLevel
不可欠ふかけつindispensable, essentialN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stroke order

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4 strokes
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