事欠く

Reading

Kana: ことかく
Romaji: kotokaku
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Romaji

Definition

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to lack

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

Example Sentence

(かれ)贅沢品(ぜいたくひん)()うまでもなく、(にち)用品(ようひん)()うのにも事欠(ことか)く。
➥He cannot afford the common comforts of life, not to mention luxuries.
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