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JLPT N3 · Amounts

不足

ふそく

shortage

Stroke order of 不足

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

不 · 4 strokes足 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

不 not plus 足 foot enough: not enough, a shortage.

Parts: 不 not + 足 sufficient

The characters in 不足

  • 足 あし — foot; leg (7 strokes)

Example sentence

水が不足しています。

みずがふそくしています。

Water is in short supply.

Words with 不

不便inconvenient不思議mysterious; strange不安anxiety; uneasy不景気recession運動不足lack of exercise不潔unclean; dirty不公平unfairness不安定unstable不機嫌bad mood寝不足lack of sleep不器用clumsy

Words with 足

足foot; leg足りるto be enough足すto add足首ankle運動不足lack of exercise足し算addition満足satisfaction; satisfied寝不足lack of sleep遠足excursion

More words: Amounts

数number量quantity全体whole平均average倍double; times割合ratio; proportion大量large quantity少量small quantity多数majority; many少数minority; few残りremainder余分extra; surplus一部part; portion大部分most; greater part

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