欠けつ字じ

noun

missing character; omitted character; blank type

Refers to a character that should be present but is missing, or the act of omitting it. Often contrasted with 脱字 (dropped character) and 誤字 (wrong character).

See also: 脱字

• 校こう正せいで欠けつ字じを見みつけた。

  I found a missing character during proofreading.

• この文ぶん書しょには欠けつ字じが多おおくて読よみにくい。

  This document has many omitted characters and is hard to read.

noun

respectful blank space before and after names of dignitaries

Historical practice in formal writing where blank spaces were inserted around the names of high-ranking individuals as a mark of respect. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ文ぶん書しょでは、貴き人じんの名なの前ぜん後ごに欠けつ字じが用もちいられた。

  In old documents, blank spaces were used before and after the names of nobles.