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Keyword

lack of

Info

Frequency	Top 900-1000
Type	Kyōiku (4th grade) ?
	Shinjitai ?
Kanken	Level 7
Heisig	505
Old form	缺
Readings	か (36%) かけ (22%) けっ (20%) けつ (20%)
	あくびがけん

Composed of

hook claw

person

Mnemonic

This person has a hook claw instead of a head. Normal people need a head, but this is a zombie, so the lack of a head doesn't bother it in the slightest.

Used in kanji (28 in total)

next

desire

drink

blow

Used in vocabulary (204 in total)

to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

欠かけ片ら

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

Examples (200 in total)

彼かれにはいつもの元げん気きな調ちょう子しは欠かけ片らもなかった。

There was not a shred of his usual energetic tone.

いや、後こう悔かいとかは欠かけ片らもないよ。

No, I don't have a shred of regret.

ガラスの欠かけ片らとかも落おちてるからね。

There are bits of broken glass lying around too, you know.