Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to chip; to nick; to break; to crack
2. to lack
Kanji used
lack of
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
indispensable; essential; necessary
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.