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欠乏、闕乏、缺乏 けつぼう ketsubou

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth; scarcity

Kanji in this word

lack, gap, fail
destitution, scarce, limited

Example sentences

知識は欠乏しており、知恵はさらに乏しい。
chishiki ha ketsubou shi te ori 、 chie ha sarani toboshii 。
Knowledge is scarce; wisdom is scarcer.
戦争は不足と欠乏の時代を招いた。
sensou ha fusoku to ketsubou no jidai wo manei ta 。
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.
体温上昇、脈拍上昇・・・酸素欠乏状態です。
taion joushou 、 myakuhaku joushou ・ ・ ・ sanso ketsubou joutai desu 。
Body temperature rising, pulse rising ... he's in a state of oxygen deficiency.
浪費は欠乏のもと。
rouhi ha ketsubou no moto 。
Waste makes want.
浪費なければ欠乏なし。
rouhi nakere ba ketsubou nashi 。
Waste not, want not.

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