残欠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
残	欠
ざん Grade: 4	けつ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
殘缺 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

• 残闕

Etymology

残 (zan, “remainder”) +‎ 欠 (ketsu, “lack”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ざんけつ [zàńkétsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zã̠ŋke̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

残(ざん)欠(けつ) • (zanketsu) 

1. defect; fault; incompleteness; (having) missing pieces

Synonyms

• 不完全(ふかんぜん) (fukanzen)

Antonyms

• 完全(かんぜん) (kanzen, “completeness”)