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欠ける (かける) — to be lacking | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

欠ける

かける

N3

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1to be lacking
2to chip
3to be chipped
4to break (off)
5to be missing (from a set, team, etc.)
6to be absent
7to become lost
8to be lacking (in)

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Kanji in this word

欠Lack, Gap, Fail4 strokes

Full entry on Jisho