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人手不足 (ひとでぶそく) — labour shortage | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
人手不足

人手不足

人ひと手で不ぶ足そく

labour shortage

Kanji Vocab Work & Career17 strokes

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ひとでぶそく

Noun, Particle

1.

labour shortage, labor shortage, shortage of workers, shortage of hands

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Kanji that make up this word

ひと・-り・-と…(7)

て・て-・-て・た-…(2)

negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy

あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)

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

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