けつぼう
欠乏
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth; scarcity
N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
deficiency•insufficiency•shortage•lack•want•dearth•scarcity
Example Sentences
浪費は欠乏のもと。
Waste makes want.
浪費なければ欠乏なし。
Waste not, want not.
戦争は不足と欠乏の時代を招いた。
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.
知識は欠乏しており、知恵はさらに乏しい。
Knowledge is scarce; wisdom is scarcer.