Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to chip; to nick; to break; to crack
2. to lack
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to lack
to break into pieces; to chip off
indispensable; essential; necessary
to (cut a) notch (in)
indispensable; essential; necessary
to fail in one's social duties
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
indispensable; essential; necessary
Examples (3 in total)
He was careless in handling his pistol.
Cars are indispensable to suburban life.
We sometimes lack patience with old people.