Kanken 1
虧

Meaning

Kanji 虧

wane (moon)

wane (moon)

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
か.ける
Onyomi 音読み
キ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
17
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
夸 • 圬 • 汚 • 杇 • 𣏓 • 咢 • 雩

Related vocabulary

5 common entries

Showing 5 of 5 entries that include this kanji.

虧盈

きえい

waxing and waning

盈虧

えいき

rising and falling (of fortune)

九仞の功を一簣に虧く

きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく

to fail one step short of great success

満ち欠け

みちかけ

waxing and waning (of the Moon)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

満月のあと、月は少しずつ虧けていく。

After the full moon, the moon gradually begins to wane.

長い干ばつで池の水が虧けた。

Because of the long drought, the pond's water decreased.

古い茶碗の縁が少し虧けている。

The rim of the old tea bowl is slightly chipped.

一部の資料が虧けたまま提出された。

Some of the materials were submitted with parts missing.

無理な節約は生活のゆとりを虧く。

Excessive saving reduces comfort in daily life.