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欠けつ乏ぼう
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
1. deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth; scarcity
Kanji used
欠lack of乏scarcity
Pitch accent
けつぼう
Used in vocabulary
欠けつ乏ぼう症しょう
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
Noun
酸さん素そ欠けつ乏ぼう
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
Noun
胃い酸さん欠けつ乏ぼう症しょう
gastric achlorhydria
Noun
鉄てつ欠けつ乏ぼう性せい貧ひん血けつ
iron-deficiency anemia; iron-deficiency anaemia
Noun
酸さん素そ欠けつ乏ぼう症しょう
hypoxemia; hypoxia
Noun
色しき素そ欠けつ乏ぼう症しょう
achromia; albinism
Noun
Examples4
Knowledge is scarce; wisdom is scarcer.
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.
Waste makes want.
Waste not, want not.