欠ける

かける

Also written 缺ける, 闕ける

Meanings

  1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive 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) Antonym: 満ちる (みちる).

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