01
欠席
けっせき
absence
Meanings
- lack
- gap
- fail
- yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings
Onyomi
- ケツ
- ケン
Kunyomi
- か.ける
- か.く
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Useful words
02
欠点
けってん
shortcoming
03
欠ける
かける
to be missing
04
不可欠
ふかけつ
essential
05
出欠
しゅっけつ
attendance
06
欠勤
けっきん
absence from work
Compare Kanji
01乏Meaning90%destitution, scarceLack and scarcity reinforce the same missing-something idea.02不Meaning80%negative, non-Negation is broader than lack, but both mark absence.03欲Component76%longing, covetousnessThe same open-mouth lack shape becomes desire when paired with valley.04次Component72%next, orderThis right-side shape also appears in “next,” but the meaning shifts away from lack.05飲Component68%drink, smokeThe same shape on the right gives a mouth-action feel in drinking.06吹Component66%blow, breatheBlowing also uses the open-mouth component, making the shape easier to remember.