欠ける (Kakeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be lacking (in); to be short (of); to be deficient; to be wanting (in)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto wane (of the moon); to go into eclipsealso 虧ける
Examples
彼は経験に欠ける。
He is devoid of experience.
奥歯が欠けました。
My back tooth has chipped.
彼は礼儀にかけている。
He is wanting in courtesy.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).