欠ける (かける): to be lacking — Japanese vocabulary
欠ける is read かける and means "to be lacking". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
欠ける
- Reading
- かける · kakeru
- Translation
- to be lacking
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- かけるが
Example
あの男に欠けているのは勇気だ。
あのおとこにかけているのはゆうきだ。
What he lacks is courage.
Kanji in this word
- 欠 — lack, defect
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