Word Meaning 役不足

やくぶそく yakubusoku

役不足 is read as やくぶそく (yakubusoku) and means dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one.

Meaning

English

  1. dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one
  2. feeling oneself above the given work (role)
  3. not up to the task
  4. (being) out of one's depth

Reading

Kana

やくぶそく

Romaji

yakubusoku

Writing Variants

  • 約不足 やくぶそく yakubusoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 71493 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

過不足

かぶそく

excess or deficiency

寝不足

ねぶそく

lack of sleep

不満足

ふまんぞく

dissatisfaction

現金不足

げんきんふそく

cash shortage

資金不足

しきんぶそく

lack of funds

職員不足

しょくいんふそく

staff shortage

情報不足

じょうほうぶそく

lack of information

付け不足

つけぶそく

undercharge

経験不足

けいけんぶそく

lack of experience

労働力不足

ろうどうりょくぶそく

labor shortage (labour)

労働不足

ろうどうぶそく

labour shortage

認識不足

にんしきぶそく

lack of knowledge