Word Meaning 人手不足

ひとでぶそく hitodebusoku

人手不足 is read as ひとでぶそく (hitodebusoku) and means labour shortage.

Meaning

English

labour shortage
labor shortage
shortage of workers
shortage of hands

Reading

Kana

ひとでぶそく

Romaji

hitodebusoku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Synonyms 手不足 Rank 87648 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

人員不足

じんいんぶそく

staff shortage

相手にとって不足はない

あいてにとってふそくはない

good match for an opponent

人足

にんそく

coolie

人足

ひとあし

kanji "legs radical" (radical 10)

手足

てあし

hands and feet

不足

ふそく

dissatisfaction

運動不足

うんどうぶそく

lack of physical exercise

人足寄場

にんそくよせば

labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period)

過不足

かぶそく

excess or deficiency

寝不足

ねぶそく

lack of sleep

一挙手一投足

いっきょしゅいっとうそく

one's every action

不満足

ふまんぞく

dissatisfaction