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欠乏 (けつぼう): shortage — Japanese vocabulary

欠乏 is read けつぼう and means "shortage". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

欠乏

Reading
けつぼう · ketsubou
Translation
shortage
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
けつぼうが

Example

知識は欠乏しており、知恵はさらに乏しい。

ちしきはけつぼうしており、ちえはさらにとぼしい。

Knowledge is scarce; wisdom is scarcer.

Kanji in this word

  • 欠 — lack, defect
  • 乏 — scarce, lacking

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