欠
lack
かける
Stroke Count4
Kangxi Number#76
About this radical
A person with an open mouth — lacking, yawning. 飲 (drink) = eat + lack. 歌 (song) = speech + lack.
Example kanji
Common kanji that use the radical 欠.
欠
fail, gap, lack, yawning radical (no. 76) ケツ ケン か.く か.ける
欠勤(けっきん)— absence (from work)
欠勤はどういう意味ですか。
What does "absence (from work)" mean?
飲
drink, take, smoke イン オン のむ
飲む(のむ)— drink
毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。
I drink coffee every morning.
歌
song, sing カ うた うたう
歌(うた)— song
この歌を知っていますか。
Do you know this song?