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Kanji Detail for 缺 - "chip, flaw, vacancy"
缺
- Meaning
缺 means "chip, flaw, vacancy."
Chip - To break partially; to lack.
Flaw - A defect; a crack.
Vacancy - An opening in an official position.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
lack; gap; fail
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
be short of, lack; gap, deficit
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A vessel being broken. All that is damaged and incomplete is called 缺. Such as the waxing and waning of the moon. Describing a country being completely prosperous as 金甌無缺 (golden bowl without cracks). Based on (History of Southern Dynasties, Biography of Zhu Yi). | A flaw. Where things are not perfect. Is called 缺點 (defect). | A vacant official position. Such as saying 出缺 (vacancy occurred), 補缺 (fill vacancy).
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