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)
① 必要なものがなくて不自由する。② に事(を)欠いて」の形で、特に非礼に対する非難の意を込め)~するにも他に適当なやり方・言い方があるだろうに、わざわざそうする。
to break into pieces; to chip off
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.