Word details

手不足

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 手不足.

Dictionary

Entry

手不足そくNoun~な Adj.Freq #100030
1

shorthanded; understaffed

Examples
我々は今人手不足だ。
We need more workers.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

hand

4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュ

Kun

て--てた-

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

4 strokesFrequency 101JLPT N3Grade 4

On

leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

7 strokesFrequency 343JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ソク

Kun

あした.りるた.るた.す

Nanori

あすおすたらし

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