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Readings

Kana: ケツ、か.ける
Romaji: ketsu, ka.keru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

lack, gap, fail, imperial palace

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  18
Radical Number:  169
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  3-8-10
Korean Reading:  gweol
Chinese Reading:  que1
Unicode:  95d5
JIS:  6F6D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4972
New Nelson Index: 6417
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8e10.3
Four Corner Index: 7748.2
Daikanwanjiten Index: 41456
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0766

Words

欠く (かく)
to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; to lack
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
宮闕 (きゅうけつ)
Imperial palace
闕所 (けっしょ)
confiscation of property (Edo period)
闕腋の袍 (けってきのほう)
robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran
欠け (かけ)
fragment; splinter; wane (of the moon)
帝闕 (ていけつ)
imperial palace gate; imperial palace
欠望 (けつぼう)
disappointment; disillusion; resentment
闕腋 (けってき、けつえき)
unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing; clothing with such an open side; robe worn by military officials with a round collar, unstitched open sides and no ran
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