Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 缺ける – see the following entry.
ける
[verb] be damaged, be broken
[verb] be missing, to lack
[verb] be insufficient, be short
[verb] for the moon to wane
Alternative spelling
闕ける
(This term, 缺ける, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)