No. 771 in Japanese
不足
Insufficiency; shortage; lack.
In a sentence
睡眠不足のせいで疲れが取れません。
I cannot get rid of my fatigue due to lack of sleep.
Here, "不足" indicates a deficiency or lack of something, specifically sleep.
このプロジェクトを進めるには資金が不足しています。
We lack funds to proceed with this project.
In this context, "不足" refers to an insufficient amount of financial resources or funds.
最近は運動不足で体調が良くないです。
Recently, I have not been feeling well due to lack of exercise.
Here, "不足" signifies a lack or deficiency, in this case, physical activity or exercise.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “不足” in actual Japanese podcasts.
Find “不足” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Japanese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 日本語, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Japanese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).