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不足

不足

Chinese

not; no; (negative prefix) foot; to be sufficient
simp. and trad.
(不足)

Adjective

不足

  1. insufficient; inadequate

Noun

不足

  1. inadequacy; deficiency; dearth; shortage; want; lack

Verb

不足

  1. (literary) not worth ... ; no need to ...

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
そく
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

不足 (-na inflection, hiragana ふそく, romaji fusoku)

  1. insufficient
  2. unsatisfactory

Inflection

Noun

不足 (hiragana ふそく, romaji fusoku)

  1. insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack
  2. dissatisfaction

Antonyms

Verb

不足する (hiragana ふそくする, romaji fusoku suru)

  1. give out, run short

Conjugation

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067