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欠く
かく
N3
godan verb
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
to lack
2
to crack
3
to chip
4
to nick
5
to break
Example sentence
水は生きるうえで欠くべからざるものだ。
Water is essential to life.
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Kanji in this word
欠
Lack, Gap, Fail
4 strokes
More words with
欠
欠陥
けっかん ·
defect
N3
不可欠
ふかけつ ·
indispensable
N1
欠席
けっせき ·
absence
N3
欠点
けってん ·
faults
N3
欠かす
かかす ·
to miss (doing)
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補欠
ほけつ ·
filling a vacancy
欠如
けつじょ ·
lack
欠ける
かける ·
to be lacking
N3
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