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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

欠く

闕く

Reading

Kana: かく
Romaji: kaku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5k
vt
1

to chip; to nick; to break; to crack

2

to lack

Kanji

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: ケツ、 か.ける
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, imperial palace

Example Sentences

勉強(べんきょう)努力(どりょく)()かせない。
➥Effort is essential to studying.
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(みず)植物(しょくぶつ)には()かせない。
➥Water is indispensable to plants.
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この建物(たてもの)調和(ちょうわ)()いている。
➥The structure is deficient in harmony.
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コップを()いてしまった。
➥I've chipped off a piece of the glass.
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候補者(こうほしゃ)にはこと()きません。
➥There's no shortage of candidates.
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(きみ)行動(こうどう)慎重(しんちょう)さを()いていた。
➥You were careless in your action.
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