Word Meaning 水不足

みずぶそく mizubusoku

水不足 is read as みずぶそく (mizubusoku) and means water shortage.

Meaning

English

  1. water shortage
  2. shortage of water supply

Reading

Kana

みずぶそく

Romaji

mizubusoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 101927 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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不足

ふそく

dissatisfaction

運動不足

うんどうぶそく

lack of physical exercise

人手不足

ひとでぶそく

labour shortage

人員不足

じんいんぶそく

staff shortage

過不足

かふそく

excess or deficiency

寝不足

ねぶそく

lack of sleep

不満足

ふまんぞく

dissatisfaction

指導力不足

しどうりょくぶそく

lack of leadership (esp. of a teacher)

人材不足

じんざいぶそく

shortage of talented people

予算不足

よさんぶそく

budget deficit

露出不足

ろしゅつぶそく

underexposure

税収不足

ぜいしゅうふそく

tax revenue shortfall

Example Sentences

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We've had a poor crop due to lack of water.

The flower withered for lack of water.

We couldn't take a bath for want of water.

Tokyo will run short of water again this summer.

All the flowers in the garden wilted due to lack of water.

This city will suffer from an acute water shortage unless it rains soon.

On one hand, water shortages are expected this summer because of lower rainfall, but on the other hand, large rainstorms are 3.5 times more likely locally than last year.