How to say insufficiency in Japanese

JLPTN3
不足★【ふそくfusoku】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun / ~する noun:

  • insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth Antonym: 満足

Example Sentences

旱魃kanbatsuはha食糧不足shokuryoufusokuをwo招いたmaneita。
The drought led to an insufficiency of food.

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