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    3. 物足りない

    物足りない

    物もの足たり​な​い​

    unsatisfied

    N1KMT9News #28+1CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    もの足りないモノ足りない物足り無い物たりない

    ものたりない

    Adjective

    1.
    unsatisfied, unsatisfactory, insufficient in some way, lacking something

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    この料りょう理りは少すこし物もの足たりない。

    This dish is a little unsatisfying.

    KMT5Food & DiningEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの説せつ明めいは物もの足たりないと感かんじた。

    I felt his explanation was insufficient.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    映えい画がを見みた後あと、なぜか物もの足たりない気き持もちになった。

    After watching the movie, I felt somewhat unsatisfied.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    どんなに成せい功こうしても、心こころのどこかで物もの足たりなさを感かんじていた。

    No matter how successful I was, I felt a sense of dissatisfaction deep down.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychologyphilosophy
    このプロジェクトは、まだ何なにか物もの足たりない点てんがある。

    This project still has some unsatisfactory aspects.

    KMT9Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    物
    もの・もの-…(2)
    thing・object・matter
    Kanji
    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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