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闕
Kanji meaning "lack, gap, fail"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #3977
Kanken Level 1
TMW Immortal Idol
18 strokes
Meanings
lack, gap, fail, imperial palace
On'yomi
ケツ
Kun'yomi
か.ける
Stroke order
(18 strokes)
Composed of
門
gate
radical
屰
disobedient
欠
lack
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
けつ
13 (62%)
けっ
5 (24%)
か
3 (14%)
禁
(
きん
)
闕
(
けつ
)
palace gate
#221603
宮
(
きゅう
)
闕
(
けつ
)
Imperial palace
#235073
闕
(
けつ
)
腋
(
えき
)
unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing
#381260
補
(
ほ
)
闕
(
けつ
)
filling a vacancy
#393682
帝
(
てい
)
闕
(
けつ
)
imperial palace gate
#393682
金
(
きん
)
闕
(
けつ
)
palace gate
#393682
闕
(
けつ
)
員
(
いん
)
vacant position
#463992
闕
(
けつ
)
字
(
じ
)
omission of a character
#463992
闕
(
けつ
)
文
(
ぶん
)
piece of writing with a missing part
#463992
闕
(
けつ
)
乏
(
ぼう
)
deficiency
#463992
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Most common words using this kanji
闕
(
けっ
)
所
(
しょ
)
gap
#156604
禁
(
きん
)
闕
(
けつ
)
palace gate
#221603
宮
(
きゅう
)
闕
(
けつ
)
Imperial palace
#235073
闕
(
か
)
く
to chip
#257925
闕
(
けっ
)
下
(
か
)
before the Emperor
#261636
闕
(
けっ
)
官
(
かん
)
empty government position
#334033
闕
(
けつ
)
腋
(
えき
)
unstitched, open side of some traditional Japanese clothing
#381260
帝
(
てい
)
闕
(
けつ
)
imperial palace gate
#393682
金
(
きん
)
闕
(
けつ
)
palace gate
#393682
補
(
ほ
)
闕
(
けつ
)
filling a vacancy
#393682
闕山
(
かげやま
)
Kageyama
#463992
闕
(
けつ
)
望
(
ぼう
)
disappointment
#463992
闕
(
けっ
)
本
(
ぽん
)
missing volume
#463992
皇
(
こう
)
闕
(
けつ
)
palace gate
#463992
闕
(
けつ
)
員
(
いん
)
vacant position
#463992
残
(
ざん
)
闕
(
けつ
)
fragment (e.g. of works)
#463992
闕
(
けっ
)
失
(
しつ
)
deficiency
#463992
闕
(
か
)
ける
to chip
#463992
闕
(
けつ
)
乏
(
ぼう
)
deficiency
#463992
闕
(
けつ
)
文
(
ぶん
)
piece of writing with a missing part
#463992
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