不足 (Fusoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “insufficiency, deficiency, shortage, lack”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, na-adjectiveinsufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit
- noun, na-adjectivedissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
Examples
食糧が不足した。
We ran short of food.
私はお金不足だ。
I'm short of money.
住宅不足は深刻だ。
The housing shortage is very acute.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).