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欠陥

Reading

Kana: けっかん
Romaji: kekkan
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

defect; fault; deficiency; deformity

2

shortage; gap

Kanji

Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: カン、 おちい.る、 おとしい.れる
Meanings: collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide into

Example Sentences

この制度(せいど)欠陥(けっかん)だらけだ。
➥This system is bristling with defects and drawbacks.
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実験(じっけん)方法(ほうほう)欠陥(けっかん)があるに(ちが)いない。
➥There must be a defect in the experimental method.
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このシステムには(あき)らかな欠陥(けっかん)がある。
➥This system has obvious defects.
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その組織(そしき)(だい)欠陥(けっかん)()つけた。
➥We detected a great fault in the system.
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(かれ)専門的(せんもんてき)知識(ちしき)欠陥(けっかん)昇進(しょうしん)(さまた)げた。
➥His lack of technical knowledge precluded him from promotion.
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(かれ)らは欠陥(けっかん)がないかとその機械(きかい)調(しら)べた。
➥They checked the machine for defects.
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