N3
ふそく (fusoku)
不足
shortage; insufficiency; lack
💡 Nuance & Usage:
Refers to a shortage, insufficiency, or lack of quantity, capacity, or time. Can be used with する as a verb (不足する). ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'Are you lacking sleep?! Good grief... I told you to sleep early! If you are lacking energy, I'll cook you a special home-made dinner to revitalize you! ...N-Not that it's a date or anything!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『睡眠不足ですって？！もー！あれほど夜更かしはダメって言ったでしょ！スタミナが不足してるなら、私の特製手料理で元気にしてあげるから、私の部屋に来なさい！…ただの栄養管理よ！』
📝 Example Sentences
今年は雨が少なかったため、水不足が心配されています。
Because there was little rain this year, water shortage is being worried about.
Practice Quiz
Test your understanding of "不足"!
経験が_______しているため、まだ一人でこの仕事は任せられません。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
日本語: 必要な量や能力に達していない状態を表す「不足（する）」が正解です。ハルカ部長：『経験不足？！だったら、私の下でみっちり経験を積んで、不足分を100倍にして埋めなさい！』
English: 'Insufficiency' (fusoku suru) is correct to describe a state of not reaching the required amount or capability. Haruka: 'Lack of experience?! In that case, accumulate experience thoroughly under me and fill the lack a hundred times over!'
English: 'Insufficiency' (fusoku suru) is correct to describe a state of not reaching the required amount or capability. Haruka: 'Lack of experience?! In that case, accumulate experience thoroughly under me and fill the lack a hundred times over!'
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