瑕か瑾きん

noun

scratch; chip; nick

Physical damage: a small scratch, chip, or nick on a surface or object. Often used in formal or written contexts.

• この陶とう器きにはかきんがある。

  This pottery has a chip.

noun

flaw; fault; defect

Abstract imperfection: a moral flaw, character defect, or shortcoming. Often used in literary or formal criticism.

• 彼かれの人じん格かくにはかきんがある。

  There is a flaw in his character.

noun

shame; disgrace

A stain on one's honor or reputation; a cause of shame. Rare and literary.

• その事じ件けんは彼かれの経けい歴れきのかきんとなった。

  That incident became a disgrace to his career.