Vocabulary
欠乏
けつぼう
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
noun
suru-verb
vi
N1
freq #29
Example sentences
戦争(せんそう)は不足(ふそく)と欠乏(けつぼう)の時代(じだい)を招(まね)いた。
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.
浪費(ろうひ)は欠乏(けつぼう)のもと。
Waste makes want.
浪費(ろうひ)なければ欠乏(けつぼう)なし。
Waste not, want not.