欠ける
kakeru
to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged
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  1. kakeru to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.), to be absent, to become lost; to be lacking (in), to be short (of), to be deficient, to be wanting (in); to wane (of the moon), to go into eclipse
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Kanji Breakdown
Lack, Gap, Fail, Yawning Radical (no. 76)
On: けつ,けん Kun: か.ける,か.く
4 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
Ru-verb (一段動詞)
Pattern
欠ける → 欠けます → 欠けて → 欠けた

💡 Remove る and add ます (polite), て-form, or た (past).

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毎朝欠けるのが好きです。
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