欠乏

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Verb

欠乏

  1. to lack, to be deficient

Japanese

Kanji in this term
欠 乏
けつ
Grade: 4
ぼう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
缺乏 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ke̞t͡sɨᵝbo̞ː]

Noun

欠(けつ)乏(ぼう) • (ketsubō) 

  1. shortage, scarcity

Verb

欠(けつ)乏(ぼう)する • (ketsubō suru) intransitive suru (stem 欠(けつ)乏(ぼう)し (ketsubō shi), past 欠(けつ)乏(ぼう)した (ketsubō shita))

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

Conjugation

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