NichiDict

欠く

N3
かく
闕く
[kaku]
Illustration for 欠く

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to chip; to nick; to break; to crack

2.GodanTransitive

to lack

Examples

子供が転んで前歯を欠いてしまった。

The child fell and chipped a front tooth.

誠意を欠く態度は信頼を失いますよ。

An attitude lacking sincerity is not good.

コップの縁を欠いた

I chipped the rim of the cup.