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画竜点睛を欠く
garyoutenseiwokaku
to be incomplete, to feel incomplete, to lack the finishing touch
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  1. garyoutenseiwokaku to be incomplete, to feel incomplete, to lack the finishing touch
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Kanji Breakdown
画
Brush-stroke, Picture
On: が,かく,え,かい Kun: えが.く,かく.する,かぎ.る,はかりごと,はか.る
8 strokes N4
竜
Dragon, Imperial
On: りゅう,りょう,ろう Kun: たつ,いせ
10 strokes N1
点
Spot, Point, Mark, Speck, Decimal Point
On: てん Kun: つ.ける,つ.く,た.てる,さ.す,とぼ.す,とも.す,ぼち
9 strokes N3
睛
Pupil Of The Eye
On: せい,しょう Kun: ひとみ
13 strokes
欠
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
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
画竜点睛を欠く (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

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よく画竜点睛を欠くことがあります。
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