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不ふ足そく
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Meanings
Noun
Suru verb
Intransitive verb
Na-adjective
1. insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit
Noun
Na-adjective
2. dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
Kanji used
不negative足foot
Pitch accent
ふそく
Used in vocabulary
運うん動どう不ぶ足そく
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
Noun
寝ね不ぶ足そく
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
Na-adjective
力ちから不ぶ足そく
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
Noun
水みず不ぶ足そく
water shortage; shortage of water supply
Noun
過か不ふ足そく
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
Noun
過か不ぶ足そく
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
Noun
手て不ぶ足そく
shorthanded; understaffed
Na-adjective
役やく不ぶ足そく
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role)
Na-adjective
栄えい養よう不ぶ足そく
malnutrition
Noun
食しょく糧りょう不ぶ足そく
food shortage
Noun
人ひと手で不ぶ足そく
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
Noun
睡すい眠みん不ぶ足そく
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
Noun
Examples94
Food has been in short supply.
My explanation was not sufficient.
I find a good rival in him.
He is a good match for me.
There was a great lack of rice that year.
In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.