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欠けつ乏ぼう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. want; shortage; famine
Kanji used
欠
lack of
乏
scarcity
Pitch accent
け
つぼう
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Conjugations...Used in: 341
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
iron-deficiency anemia; iron-deficiency anaemia
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Examples (2 in total)
There's a water shortage in this area.
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.