Word Meaning 欠く

かく kaku

欠く is read as かく (kaku) and means to lack.

Meaning

English

  1. to lack
  2. to chip
  3. to nick
  4. to break
  5. to crack

Reading

Kana

かく

Romaji

kaku

Writing Variants

  • 闕く かく kaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms 備える Rank 16489 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

欠点

けってん

failure (in an examination)

欠席

けっせき

absence

欠員

けついん

vacancy

欠かす

かかす

to miss (doing)

欠場

けつじょう

absence

欠ける

かける

to wane (of the moon)

けつ

absence

欠落

けつらく

lack

欠勤

けっきん

absence (from work)

欠陥

けっかん

defect

欠伸

あくび

kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

欠如

けつじょ

lack

Example Sentences

4

ちょうしょくをかくとげんきがでない。

If I skip breakfast, I don't feel energetic.

Language is an indispensable instrument of human society.

Don't you think he's an indispensable player for this team?

The weak point of this book is that it's less than persuasive when the married author recommends not being married.