JLPT N1 Advanced
欠く
To lack a necessary element or to chip a piece off an object
Readings
Other forms
欠きます polite form
欠いた plain past
欠いて te-form
欠ける intransitive counterpart, "to be chipped/lacking"
闕く rare kanji
1 Verb (transitive)
To Lack / Be Missing
Indicates a deficiency in an essential quality or element required for completeness or proper function.
Example
A なぜ 彼 の 意見 は いつも 無視 される ん だろう ？
B 説得力 を 欠い て いる から じゃ ない か な 。
[A:] Why are his opinions always ignored? [B:] Maybe it's because they lack persuasiveness.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To Chip / Break
Describes the physical action of damaging the edge of a hard object by breaking off a small fragment.
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