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4 不足 Shortage

Alternative Meanings

Physical Shortage, Insufficient, Not Sufficient, Not Enough

Part of Speech

Noun, する verb, and な adjective

Reading

ふそく

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentences

おつりが不足しています。

I don’t have enough change.

しきん不足で中央せいふのきかくしたプロジェクトが中止になった。

Due to the lack of funds, the project that the central government planned was suspended.

経験が不足しているうえにいつも寝不足なので、あなたは首です。

You are fired because you lack experience and are always sleep deprived.

Meaning Explanation

You have something that's not sufficient. When something isn't sufficient, you have a shortage. Keep in mind that this is a physical shortage, not a shortage of mental ability or something like that. To remember this, just think about how 足 also means "foot." What is a foot? Something physical. That's why this is a physical shortage.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Utilized Kanji

  • 不
    • ふ
    • Not
  • 足
    • そく
    • Foot
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