ふそく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity; deficit
Adjective (な)
Noun
2. dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
Pitch accent
そく
Composed of
un-; non-; negative prefix
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
Examples (33 in total)
I am short of money.
Food has been in short supply.
There was a shortage of fuel.
Printing ink is in short supply.
They are short of food.
The housing shortage is very acute.
I am short of pocket money.
We've run short of oil.
We are concerned about the shortage of the commodities.
Water is scarce in this area.
He is running short of funds.
He died from lack of oxygen.
India is now short of food.
He's always running short of cash.
There is a labor shortage of computer programmers.
The trouble is that I am short of money.
Good technicians are in short supply in the developing countries.
Our country is running short of energy resources.
There was a great lack of rice that year.
The young engineer lacked experience.
The war ushered in a period of shortages and deprivation.
There is no need to worry about shortages for the moment.
The trouble is that we are short of money.
Father ran short of money and had to borrow some.
In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.
They employ foreigners because Japanese workers are in short supply.
The shortage of engineers is the greatest bottleneck to the development of our company.
The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.
Despite a shortage of steel, industrial output has increased by five percent.
The accident was brought about by his carelessness.
Good quality fruit is scarce in the winter and it costs a lot.
Many people think that children don't spend enough time playing outside.
The severe housing shortage is partly to blame for the inflated rents.