不足する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 不足する | 不足しない |
| Polite | 不足します | 不足しません |
| Past polite | 不足しました | 不足しませんでした |
| Past | 不足した | 不足しなかった |
| Te-form | 不足して | 不足しないで |
| Desire | 不足したい | 不足したくない |
| Potential | 不足できる | 不足できない |
| Passive | 不足される | 不足されない |
| Causative | 不足させる | 不足させない |
| Causative passive | 不足させられる | 不足させられない |
| Volitional | 不足しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 不足しましょう | |
| Imperative | 不足しろ | 不足するな |
| Conditional | 不足すれば | 不足しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 不足したら | 不足しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, na-adjective
Refers to a quantitative or qualitative lack of something needed. Used as a noun, する verb, or な-adjective.
The water shortage is serious.
I'm lacking sleep.
This area has a shortage of doctors.
dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
Expresses a feeling that something is not enough or not satisfactory. Often used in set phrases like 不足を言う or 不足に思う.
He is complaining about his salary.
I have no complaints about my current life.
There is a shortage of funds at the construction site.
That company has fallen into a serious labor shortage.
In winter, vitamins tend to run short.
I don't particularly feel any dissatisfaction with my current life.
不足 is a general word for insufficiency that can apply to abstract things like sleep or money, while 品薄 refers specifically to a shortage of goods on the market.
不足 describes the general state of being insufficient, while 不足分 names the specific amount that is missing.
不足 is the general word for a shortage of anything, while 手薄 specifically suggests too few people or too little on hand to handle a task properly.
不足 is a general word for any shortage or insufficiency, while 飢饉 implies a severe, often life-threatening lack, especially of food.
不足 means a shortage where some amount still remains, while 枯渇 means the supply has run out entirely.
不足 means a shortage or insufficiency, the opposite of 余り's sense of a surplus or leftover amount.
不足 means falling short of a required amount, the direct opposite of 超過, which means going over it.
不足 means a shortage or insufficiency, the opposite of the figurative 氾濫 sense of things being in overwhelming oversupply.
不足 means a shortage or insufficiency, the direct opposite of 余剰, which means an excess or surplus.
不足 means a shortage or lack of something, the opposite of 余分, which means an excess or surplus.
不足 means a shortage or lack, the direct opposite of 過剰's meaning of excess.
不足 means 'not enough', the opposite extreme from 過ぎ's sense of 'too much'.
不足 means a shortfall or lack, the direct opposite of 充足's sense of a need being fully met.
余裕 means having extra to spare, while 不足 means falling short or lacking what is needed.
不足する means to be lacking or insufficient, the opposite of 余る, which means to be left over in excess.
shorthanded; understaffed
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
dissatisfied with one's assigned role; feeling the role is beneath one · not up to the task; out of one's depth
shortage; deficit; amount outstanding
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
needy circumstances; often short of money
shortage of goods; scarcity of stock
budget shortfall; budget deficit; insufficient budget
staff shortage; personnel shortage
labor shortage; shortage of workers
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
undercharge; underbilling
supply shortage; short supply