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欠陥 (けっかん): defect, fault, deficiency — Japanese vocabulary

欠陥 is read けっかん and means "defect, fault, deficiency". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

欠陥

Reading
けっかん · kekkan
Translation
defect, fault, deficiency
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
けっかんが

Example

彼の専門的知識の欠陥が昇進を妨げた。

かれのせんもんてきちしきのけっかんがしょうしんをさまたげた。

His lack of technical knowledge precluded him from promotion.

Kanji in this word

  • 欠 — lack, defect
  • 陥 — Collapse, Fall Into, Cave In

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