人じん材ざい不ぶ足そく

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Meanings

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shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources

Refers to a lack of skilled or capable personnel in an organization, industry, or region. Common in business and economic contexts.

The IT industry continues to face a serious shortage of skilled workers.

人じん材ざい不ぶ足そくを解かい消しょうするために、会かい社しゃは研けん修しゅう制せい度どを拡かく充じゅうした。

To resolve the talent shortage, the company expanded its training programs.

人ひと手で不ぶ足そく
人手不足 is a more general term for labor shortage or lack of hands, while 人材不足 specifically emphasizes a lack of skilled or talented people.

人じん材ざい不ぶ足そく
Standard spelling using 人材 (human resources).
人じん財ざい不ぶ足そく
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage using 財 (wealth/assets) to emphasize people as valuable assets. Not standard.
人じん才ざい不ぶ足そく
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage using 才 (talent). Rare variant.

Compound of 人材 (jinzai, 'human resources' or 'talented person') and 不足 (fusoku, 'shortage').