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欠乏 (けつぼう, ketsubou) Japanese meaning: deficiency | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 欠乏する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 欠けつ 乏ぼう する 欠けつ 乏ぼう しない Polite 欠けつ 乏ぼう します 欠けつ 乏ぼう しません Past polite 欠けつ 乏ぼう しました 欠けつ 乏ぼう しませんでした Past 欠けつ 乏ぼう した 欠けつ 乏ぼう しなかった Te-form 欠けつ 乏ぼう して 欠けつ 乏ぼう しないで Desire 欠けつ 乏ぼう したい 欠けつ 乏ぼう したくない Potential 欠けつ 乏ぼう できる 欠けつ 乏ぼう できない Passive 欠けつ 乏ぼう される 欠けつ 乏ぼう されない Causative 欠けつ 乏ぼう させる 欠けつ 乏ぼう させない Causative passive 欠けつ 乏ぼう させられる 欠けつ 乏ぼう させられない Volitional 欠けつ 乏ぼう しよう Polite volitional 欠けつ 乏ぼう しましょう Imperative 欠けつ 乏ぼう しろ 欠けつ 乏ぼう するな Conditional 欠けつ 乏ぼう すれば 欠けつ 乏ぼう しなければ Tara conditional 欠けつ 乏ぼう したら 欠けつ 乏ぼう しなかったら
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This region is suffering from a water shortage.
Vitamin deficiency has a negative impact on health.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 欠けつ 乏ぼう する for something (a nutrient, resource, etc.) to be lacking or in short supply
Clean water is in short supply in this region.
〈 物もの 〉 の 欠けつ 乏ぼう a shortage/deficiency of something
A deficiency of vitamin C causes scurvy.
Kanji 乏 destitution, scarce, limited Related words· 10 不足 is the common, everyday word for a lack of something, while 欠乏 sounds more formal and often points to a critical or systemic shortage.
欠如 stresses the total absence of something abstract that should be present, whereas 欠乏 focuses on there simply not being enough of something.
欠落 describes a part or element that is missing from a whole, while 欠乏 describes an overall insufficient quantity of a needed thing.
欠乏する is a more clinical term for a shortage of concrete resources like food or vitamins, while 欠く is broader and often used for abstract qualities such as manners or judgment.
Show 6 more 欠乏 refers to a shortage of a specific material or physical thing, whereas 貧困 in this sense is used more broadly for abstract lacks like imagination or ideas.
欠乏 suggests a severe, often critical lack of essential resources, whereas 品薄 usually describes a temporary shortage of commercial products.
欠乏 means a lack or deficiency of something needed, whereas 枯渇 implies that the supply has been completely used up after a gradual decline.
欠乏 is a formal, often technical word for a lack of something (like nutrients or funds), while 手薄 is more everyday and often describes staffing or stock running thin.
Written forms 欠けつ 乏ぼう Usage 100%
缺けつ 乏ぼう Usage <1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used.
闕けつ 乏ぼう
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
Etymology Compound of 欠 (lack) and 乏 (scarcity). The spelling 欠乏 is the standard modern form.
欠乏 is a formal noun/suru-verb for a deficiency (often used in scientific or medical contexts), while 乏しい is the everyday adjective describing scarcity.
欠乏 describes a deficiency or lack of something needed, while 飢饉 (in its figurative sense) stresses a severe, chronic shortage that feels critical.
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