欠缺

Chinese

 
deficient; owe; to lack; yawn
 
lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
simp. and trad.
(欠缺)

Pronunciation


Noun

欠缺

  1. shortcoming

Verb

欠缺

  1. to be deficient in; to be short of

Synonyms


Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 4
けつ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 欠缺 (kʰɨɐmH kʰwet̚).

Pronunciation

Noun

欠缺 (hiragana けんけつ, rōmaji kenketsu)

  1. (law) lack
     () ()欠缺 (けんけつ)
    ishi no kenketsu
    lack of intent

Usage notes

The term would be 欠欠 if written in shinjitai, and as such, the kyūjitai form is preserved to avoid ambiguities.

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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