Word · 単語
欠ける
Reading かける
to chip
- 1 to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged
- 2 to be missing (from a set, team, etc.), to be absent, to become lost
- 3 to be lacking (in), to be short (of), to be deficient, to be wanting (in)
- 4 to wane (of the moon), to go into eclipse — also 虧ける
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
奥歯が欠けました。
My back tooth has chipped.
sense 1 · to chip
メアリーは思いやりに欠けている。
Mary is lacking in delicacy.
sense 3 · to be lacking (in)
この材質は弾力性に欠ける。
This material has no give.
sense 2 · to be missing (from a set, team, etc.)
メアリーには常識が欠けている。
Mary is in want of common sense.
sense 3 · to be lacking (in)
彼は判断力に欠けている。
He lacks judgement.