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    3. 欠乏

    欠乏

    欠けつ乏ぼう

    deficiency

    N1KMT9News #29+1CoreNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab8 strokes

    闕乏缺乏

    けつぼう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, lack, want, dearth, scarcity

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    水みずの欠けつ乏ぼうは深しん刻こんな問も題んだ。

    Water shortage is a serious problem.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    栄えい養ようの欠けつ乏ぼうは、健けん康こうに悪あく影えい響きょうを及およぼす。

    Nutritional deficiency has a negative impact on health.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthFood & Dining
    資し源げんの欠けつ乏ぼうは、国こく際さい社しゃ会かいにおける大おおきな課かが題いとなっている。

    The scarcity of resources has become a major challenge in the international community.

    KMT9Business & FinancePolitics & LawNature & Environment
    ビタミンDの欠のけつ乏ぼうは、骨ほねの健けん康こうに影えい響きょうを与あたえることが知しられている。

    Vitamin D deficiency is known to affect bone health.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthScience & Math
    彼かれは愛あい情じょうの欠けつ乏ぼうから、常つねに孤こ独どくを感かんじていた。

    Due to a lack of affection, he always felt lonely.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    欠
    か.ける・か.く…(2)
    lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)
    乏
    とぼ.しい・とも.しい…(1)
    destitution・scarce・limited
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