What does 欠乏 mean?
欠乏 is a Japanese noun meaning “shortage” in English. It is written as 欠乏 in kanji, けつぼう in hiragana, and ketsubou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
知識は欠乏しており、知恵はさらに乏しい。
Knowledge is scarce, wisdom is scarcer.