【欠】Kakeru, Akubi
Commentary on the radical "欠"
Many of the kanji characters in the radical "欠" are related to opening the mouth, such as exhaling or inhaling, or to the movement of feeling that accompanies such a state of being.
e.g.
欧 → 区（區）＋ 欠
The part of "欠" is the shape of a person opening his or her mouth.
The part of "区（區）" means "to separate."
The part of "區" is the old form of "区".
Putting the two together, it means "to spit out with distinction what is harmful."
Today, it is commonly used to mean "Europe."
欲 → 谷 ＋ 欠
The part of "谷" is associated with "容."
It means "to put things in."
The part of "欠" is the shape of a person opening his/her mouth.
The "谷" and the "欠" together represent "the act of trying to put something in one's mouth," which means "want."
List of kanji with "欠" as radical
They are listed in stroke order.
欠 次 欧 欣 欲 款 欺 欽 歌 歓
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