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Keyword
lack of
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 7
Heisig505
Old form缺
Readings
か
(34%)
かけ
(19%)
けつ
(19%)
けっ
(19%)
けん
(6%)
Composed of
𠂊
hook claw
人
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)
次
next
欲
desire
飲
drink
吹
blow
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Used in vocabulary (164 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)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
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Examples (200 in total)
There wasn't even a hint of human presence.
What he lacks is courage.
He is lacking in courage.
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