Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to chip, to be chipped, to break (off), to be damaged.
  2. to be missing (from a set, team, etc.), to be absent, to become lost.
  3. to be lacking (in), to be short (of), to be deficient, to be wanting (in).
  4. to wane (of the moon), to go into eclipse. Also 虧ける.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
欠ける かける
 
 
缺ける かける
 
 
闕ける かける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lack, gap, fail
ケツ か.ける ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)