酸欠

さんけつ

Meanings

1. Noun oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen See also: 酸素欠乏 (さんそけつぼう).

Kanji

• 酸 acid. Read as サン.
• 欠 lack. Read as ケツ.

Example sentences

• 彼女は酸欠で死んだ。
  She died for lack of air.

Common phrases

• 酸欠になる

Words containing 酸欠

• 胃酸欠乏症 (いさんけつぼうしょう) gastric achlorhydria
• 酸欠空気 (さんけつくうき) oxygen-deficient air
• 酸欠状態 (さんけつじょうたい) hypoxic state

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