けつ
欠
ぼう
乏

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けつ
欠
ぼう
乏
 欠乏 けつぼう ✔
けつ
闕
ぼう
乏
 闕乏 けつぼう
けつ
缺
ぼう
乏
 缺乏 けつぼう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

lack, gap, fail
ケツ　か.ける　ケン (4th, N3)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
destitution, scarce, limited
ボウ　とぼ.しい　とも.しい (Late Jr. High, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
of, this
これ　の　ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)