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Japanese word 不足: lack / shortage / insufficiency. Meanings and example sentences.

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不足 (ふそく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

不足 (ふそく) means lack / shortage / insufficiency.

See example sentences below.

不足 at a glance

不足
ふそくfusoku
N3noun
lack / shortage / insufficiency
不足ふそくfusokuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 不足

Core meaning

lack / shortage / insufficiency

Basic example sentences

Example 1

食べ物が不足しています。

Translation

There is a shortage of food.

Example 2

時間が不足しているので急いでください。

Translation

Please hurry because there is not enough time.

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