Dictionary / Vocabulary / 欠乏
けつぼう
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack
JLPT N1 common word Also written 闕乏、缺乏
浪費は欠乏のもと。
Waste makes want.
浪費なければ欠乏なし。
Waste not, want not.
知識は欠乏しており、知恵はさらに乏しい。
Knowledge is scarce; wisdom is scarcer.