Entry
  1. Noun

    omission of a character; omitted character; blank type

    see 脱字

  2. insertion of blank spaces before and after the names of dignitaries (as a sign of respect)

    Historical term

Also written 闕字【けつじ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)

Kun
か.けるか.く
On
ケツケン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
860 of 2500
Radical
lack
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-2-2, 4-4-4SKIP code
4j0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2780.2Four corner code
2562deroo
6b20Unicode hex code
1-23-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2412Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2928New Nelson (John Haig)
1987New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2481Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1255Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1721Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
466Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
505Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
968A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
713Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15991Morohashi
471A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
383Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
384Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
597sakade
647Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
496henshall3
442Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
659Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1119Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
477Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qian4Pinyin reading
heum, gam, gyeolKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

character, letter, word, section of village

Kun
あざあざな-な
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
485 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
3m2.1The Kanji Dictionary
3040.7Four corner code
747deroo
5b57Unicode hex code
1-27-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1281Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1285New Nelson (John Haig)
2172New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2696Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1374Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
185Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
197Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
612A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
121Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6942Morohashi
28A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
110Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
110Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
86sakade
156Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
78henshall3
57Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
528Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
457Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
188Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi4Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level