Keyword
lack of
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig505
Old form缺
Readings
か
(36%)
かけ
(22%)
けっ
(20%)
けつ
(20%)
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
song
delight
envy (without malice)
deceive
soft (consistency)
fit into
cook
Europe
grief
gargle
elation
goodwill
circumspect
pitfall
exhausted
fail
prick up (one's ears)
???
set in
???
???
gulp down
barbarian tribe
Europe [old]
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
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
Examples (200 in total)
There was not a shred of his usual energetic tone.
No, I don't have a shred of regret.
There are bits of broken glass lying around too, you know.