缺 — kanji meaning “lack”
缺
lack, gap, fail
- Meanings
- lack, gap, fail
- On'yomi
- ケツ (ketsu)、ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- か.ける、か.く
- Strokes
- 10
- Classical radical
- 121
- Chinese reading
- quē — Chinese character page
Words with 缺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 欠缺 | けんけつ kenketsu | lacuna; gap where something is lacked |
| 法の欠缺 | ほうのけんけつ hounokenketsu | gap in the law |
| 欠缺利札 | けんけつりさつ kenketsurisatsu | invalid coupon |
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