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欠点

Reading

Kana: けってん
Romaji: ketten
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback

2

failure (in an examination); failing grade

Kanji

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち
Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

Example Sentences

(かれ)欠点(けってん)だらけだ。
➥He is a mass of faults.
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彼女(かのじょ)には欠点(けってん)もある。
➥She has faults, too.
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怠惰(たいだ)(わたし)欠点(けってん)である。
➥Laziness is my weak point.
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欠点(けってん)なき(ひと)はなし。
➥No man is without his faults.
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(だれ)にでも欠点(けってん)はある。
➥Everyone has faults.
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他人(たにん)欠点(けってん)をさがすな。
➥Don't find fault with others.
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