lack

(person) + (rifle)
★★★☆☆
4 strokes

Onyomi

KETSU

I lack KETCHUP. please pass it over here.

Mnemonic

Unlike the regular rifle radical, the tip on the right hangs limply down.

You could say that the person LACKS a functioning rifle. And then you could giggle about that if you were, you know, immatoor.

Kunyomi

( ) か*ける to lack an abstract thing (experience / confidence / creativity / trust) (BOOBOO: if you want to say you don't have enough of a physical thing (for instance, money!) you'd say 足りない (たりない)instead.)
★★★★☆

Jukugo

欠点(けってん) がある /  がない

shortcoming ★★★☆☆
(lack) + (point) = 欠点 (shortcoming)

shortcoming. Opposite of 長所(ちょうしょ). Can be used about people (he drinks too much, she always lies) or machines (this PC is very slow and prone to crashing).

欠陥(けっかん) のある

defective ★★☆☆☆
(lack) + (entrapped) = 欠陥 (defective)

defective, defect

欠席(けっせき) する

absent ★☆☆☆☆ F
(lack) + (seat) = 欠席 (absent)

A kind of formal word for failure to attend, absence.

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Synonyms

bad point
苦手    欠点    弱点    欠陥   
lack
欠ける    足りない