単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#2,034 most used

不足

ふそく0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

shortage; lack

ITS KANJI

不non-read ふ here35 words ›足be sufficientread そく here35 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

Water is scarce in this area.

from Tatoeba · small_snow

IN OTHER SENTENCES

They are short of funds.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit

noun · する verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

noun · adjectival noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

不測unexpected; unforeseenふそく · not in tangoya
付則additional rules; by-lawsふそく · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#2,034 most used

Written不足 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium