Conjugation
Tap for 欠く (to lack)
Tap for 欠ける (to be missing)
- 欠席 — absence
- 欠点 — flaw / shortcoming
- 欠乏 — shortage / scarcity
- 欠陥 — defect
- 欠伸 — yawn
- 欠員 — vacancy
- 欠如 — lack / absence
- 欠勤 — absence from work
欠 depicts an open mouth and bent body (yawning), which extended to senses of “gap,” “missing,” or “failing.” It’s central in words about deficiency or absence.
