This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

Readings

Kana: ケツ、ケン、か.ける、か.く
Romaji: ketsu, ken, ka.keru, ka.ku
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: あくび
Romaji: akubi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  4
Radical Number:  76
Frequency:  860
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-2-2
Korean Reading:  gyeol
Chinese Reading:  qian4
Unicode:  6b20
JIS:  3767

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1987
Nelson Index: 2412
New Nelson Index: 2928
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4j0.1
Four Corner Index: 2780.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 471
Gakken Index: 968
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15991
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0614
Remembering the kanji Index: 466
Kanji Flashcards Index: 647
Kodansha Compact Index: 1119
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 496
Kanji in Context Index: 659
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1255
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1721
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 477
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 505
Essential Kanji Index: 713
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2481
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2562
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 597
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 442

Words

欠伸 (あくび、けんしん)
yawn; yawning (and stretching); kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
欠く (かく)
to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; to lack
欠番 (けつばん)
missing number
欠場 (けつじょう)
absence; not taking part
欠陥 (けっかん)
defect; fault; deficiency; deformity; shortage; gap
(けつ)
lack; deficiency; vacancy
欠点 (けってん)
fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback; failure (in an examination); failing grade
欠ける (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
不可欠 (ふかけつ)
indispensable; essential
欠席 (けっせき)
absence; non-attendance
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