Memory phrase for the character: 欠

欠

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Meaning

deficiency, lack

Pronunciation

 KETSU
kaku

Explanation

 Top: gaping (yawning) mouth ⺈, below: the corresponding person 人

Mnemonic
 
With this yawning mouth the person shows his: deficiencies.

Radicals

欠 deficiencyThe radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open ⺈ of a person 人 [when yawning] and stands for lack or deficiency. (perhaps a lack of good manners?)
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 Vocabulary

欠く かく  to lack, to break, to crack, to chip
欠ける かける  to be lacking
欠乏 けつぼう  want, shortage, famine
欠伸 あくび  to yawn
欠陥 けっかん  defect, fault, deficiency
不可欠 ふかけつ  indispensable, essential
欠席 けっせき  absence, non-attendance
欠点 けってん  faults, defect, weakness

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