Chinese

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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欠乏

  1. to lack, to be deficient

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(けつ)(ぼう) (ketsubōけつぼふ (ketubofu)?

  1. shortage, scarcity

Verb

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(けつ)(ぼう)する (ketsubō suruintransitive suru (stem (けつ)(ぼう) (ketsubō shi), past (けつ)(ぼう)した (ketsubō shita))

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

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN