Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to chip; to be chipped; to break (off); to be damaged
2. to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to become lost
3. to be lacking (in); to be short (of); to be deficient; to be wanting (in)
4. to wane (of the moon); to go into eclipse
also 虧ける
Kanji used
lack of
Pitch accent
ける
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to lack in common sense
Examples (18 in total)
He lacks common sense.
This plate is chipped.
Mary lacks common sense.