# 欠 — Lack

Frequency rank 932 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 宗 (Religion), less common than 隣 (Neighbor).

- On’yomi: けつ
- Kun’yomi: か
- Radical: 欠 Lack (Kangxi 76)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

The character 欠 (lack) looks like a person with their mouth wide open, yawning — something is missing, there's a lack, an absence that makes you yawn with emptiness.

In words:

- 欠く かく — to lack;to break;to crack;to chip
- 欠ける かける — to be lacking
- 欠点 けってん — faults,defect,weakness

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