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Kanji: 欠
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KANJI

欠

4 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓	かける
	かく

ON 音	ケツ
	ケン

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	欠 Radical name: かける
Meaning:	Lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 900 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	欠(か)ける	to be lacking
N3	欠陥(けっかん)	defect, fault, deficiency
N3	欠席(けっせき)	absence, non-attendance
N3	欠点(けってん)	faults, defect, weakness
N1	欠(か)く	to lack, to break, to crack, to chip
N1	欠乏(けつぼう)	want, shortage, famine
N1	不可欠(ふかけつ)	indispensable, essential

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