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欠缺

欠缺

Chinese

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

Noun

欠缺

  1. shortcoming

Verb

欠缺

  1. to be deficient in; to be short of

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
欠 缺
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, romaji kenketsu)

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

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Pronunciation

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