Tonada

Japanese word

欠点

けってん
In your course · Chapter 23
Part of speech
noun
Level
B1

Meanings

  1. drawback
  2. fault
  3. defect
  4. flaw
  5. weak point
  6. weakness
  7. shortcoming
  8. failure (in an examination)
  9. failing grade

Source: Tonada course · JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG Licence))

Kanji

  • 欠
    On reading:
    ケツ、ケン
    Kun reading:
    か.く、か.ける
    Meanings:
    lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
  • 点
    On reading:
    テン
    Kun reading:
    さ.す、た.てる、つ.く、つ.ける、とぼ.す、とも.す、ぼち
    Meanings:
    spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

Source: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0 (EDRDG Licence))

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