欠乏

Chinese

Etymology 1

 
deficient; owe; to lack; yawn
short of; tired
simp. and trad.
(欠乏)

Pronunciation


Verb

欠乏

  1. to lack, to be deficient

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 缺乏 (“to lack; to be deficient in; to be short of”).
(This term, 欠乏, is a variant form of 缺乏.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けつ
Grade: 4
ぼう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

欠乏 (hiragana けつぼう, rōmaji ketsubō)

  1. shortage, scarcity

Verb

欠乏する (intransitive, suru conjugation, hiragana けつぼうする, rōmaji ketsubō suru)

  1. run low, lack, run short
    ビタミンC (シー)欠乏 (けつぼう)する
    bitamin shī ga ketsubō suru
    need more vitamin C

Conjugation

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