What does the kanji 欠 mean?

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

How is the kanji 欠 read?

ケツ (Ketsu); ケン (Ken); か.ける (Kakeru); か.く (Kaku)

欠

Kakeruかける

lack

Ketsuけつ

Kenけん

Examples

出欠しゅっけつattendance or absence

欠場けつじょうabsence

欠 (Kakeru) is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning “lack, gap, fail”. It is taught in grade 4 and written in 4 strokes.