Vocab Info
N2 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
欠乏want, shortage, famine
Dictionary Definition
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1.
deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, lack, want, dearth, scarcity
All Forms
欠乏 【けつぼう】、闕乏 【けつぼう】
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け
つ
ぼ
う
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お金が欠乏しているので借金をしよう。
I am short of money, so I'm going to borrow some. {want, shortage, famine}
カルシウムが欠乏しているので、骨が弱いです。
Since there is a lack of calcium, the bones are weak. {want, shortage, famine}
意識を失った理由は、酸素が欠乏したことである。
The reason for losing consciousness was a lack of oxygen. {want, shortage, famine}
ビタミンが欠乏すると、肌荒れがいつもより酷くなる気がします。
I feel that when there is a deficiency of vitamins, my skin gets worse than usual. {want, shortage, famine}
ビタミンAが欠乏しているものだから、夜盲症になってもおかしくない。
Since there is a deficiency of Vitamin A, it wouldn't be strange to develop night blindness. {want, shortage, famine}
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