Kanji Detail for 闕 - "palace gate, imperial court, lack, fault, omit"

闕

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
闕 means "palace gate, imperial court, lack, fault, omit."
1. Palace gate - The entrance to the imperial court.
2. Imperial court - Where the emperor resides.
3. Lack - To be deficient; to be missing.
4. Fault - An error; a defect.
5. Omit - To exclude; to leave out.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

lack; gap; fail; imperial palace

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

watch tower; palace

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Que

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

palace; watchtower

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Gate towers. Refers to two platforms built outside a gate with towers above, with an open passage (闕) in the middle, hence called 闕. Also called 象魏. In ancient times, it was the place for promulgating laws and orders. Usually located outside palace gates.
Onyomi

ketsu(けつ)
Kunyomi

ka.keru(かける)
Strokes

18 strokes
Radical

門 (mon・mongamae・kadogamae)
Related Keywords
palace gate entrance imperial court emperor resides lack deficient missing fault error defect omit exclude