noun

  1. fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback.
  2. failure (in an examination), failing grade.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
欠点 けってん

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)
spot, point, mark
テン つ.ける とも.す (2nd, N3)
fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
うらな.う セン し.める (7th, N2)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ