Vocab Info

N3 る-verb, Intransitive verb

欠(か)けるto be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken, to be lacking, to be missing, to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward, (of the moon) to wane, to go into eclipse

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged

      2. 2.

        to be missing (from a set, team, etc.), to be absent, to become lost

      3. 3.

        to be lacking (in), to be short (of), to be deficient, to be wanting (in)

      4. 4.

        to wane (of the moon), to go into eclipse

        also 虧ける,

        Antonyms:

    All Forms

    欠ける 【かける】、缺ける 【かける】、闕ける 【かける】

    Details

      • か

      • け

      • る

    • Frequency

      General Top 2,800

    Examples

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    • 今日(きょう)の月(つき)は昨日(きのう)よりも更(さら)に欠(か)けています。

      Today's moon is waning even more than yesterday's.

      • N3
    • 私(わたし)のこの漫画(まんが)コレクションには3巻(さんかん)が欠(か)けている。

      Volume 3 is missing from this manga collection of mine.

      • N3
    • 今年(ことし)の大学(だいがく)の入学(にゅうがく)者(しゃ)は定員(ていいん)に対(たい)して50(ごじゅう)名(めい)ほど欠(か)けたそうだ。

      The university's enrollment this year was about 50 students short of its capacity.

      • N3
    • 頭(あたま)が良(よ)いのに協調(きょうちょう)性(せい)に欠(か)けている彼女(かのじょ)は非常(ひじょう)に勿体(もったい)無(な)いと思(おも)います。

      I think it is a real shame that she is so smart but lacks the ability to work well with others.

      • N3
    • 縁(ふち)が欠(か)けているマグカップでコーヒーを飲(の)んだら唇(くちびる)を切(き)ってしまいました。

      I cut my lip when I drank coffee from a mug with a chipped rim.

      • N2
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