欠
Lack
Meanings
Lack, Gap, Fail, Yawning Radical (no. 76)
On'yomi
けつ、 けん
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
か.ける、 か.く
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
欠 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
欠 (Lack) is taught on WaniKani at level 7 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #860 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.
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