けつぼう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. want; shortage; famine
Pitch accent
つぼう
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
hardships and privations
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
oxygen deficiency; anoxia; hypoxia
iron-deficiency anemia; iron-deficiency anaemia
Examples (2 in total)
There's a water shortage in this area.
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.