Refers to a shortage, insufficiency, or an unfilled position. Often used in compounds or formal contexts.
A new committee member was chosen to fill the vacancy.
予算に欠がある。
There is a deficiency in the budget.
His absences have been continuing.
Please report your absence from the meeting.
欠席 is the standard word for being absent from a class or meeting, while 欠 alone is a terser, more formal or abbreviated way of expressing the same absence.
出席 means attending or being present, the direct opposite of 欠 in the sense of absence from a class or meeting.
決 (けつ) means a decision or settling of a matter, whereas 欠 (けつ) means a lack or absence; they are unrelated homophones sharing the same on-reading.
血 (けつ) means blood, while 欠 (けつ) means a lack or absence; the two share the same reading but have completely different meanings.
fault; defect; flaw; weak point; shortcoming; drawback · failure (in an exam); failing grade
defect; flaw; fault; deficiency
indispensable; essential; vital
absence; non-attendance
lack; absence; deficiency
deficit; shortage; loss · partial loss; missing part; damage
lack; absence; omission; missing part
broke; short of money; hard up
absence; non-participation; withdrawal
Standard modern kanji spelling.
Outdated kanji form; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The kanji 欠 originally depicts a person yawning, implying a lack or gap. The reading けつ is the on'yomi, commonly used in Sino-Japanese compounds.
absence from work
filling a vacancy; supplementation · substitute; alternate; spare
deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity
vacancy; opening; unfilled position
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
flawless; perfect; impeccable
absence due to illness; sick leave
missing number; vacant number
attendance or absence; roll call
geyser
intermittent; intermittence
rejection; disqualification · abessive
authorized absence; excused absence from class
flight cancellation
missing issue (of a magazine or periodical)
stockout; out of stock · missing parts; missing component
deficiency; lack; absence · deletion; gene deletion; deletion mutation
missing character; omitted character; blank type · respectful blank space before and after names of dignitaries
missing volume
ectrodactyly
missing text; lacuna; gap in a document