Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to chip; to nick; to break; to crack
2. to lack
Kanji used
lack of
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
indispensable; essential; necessary
to fail in one's social duties
Examples (3 in total)
He was careless in handling his pistol.
Cars are indispensable to suburban life.
We sometimes lack patience with old people.