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    3. 品薄

    品薄

    品しな薄うす

    shortage of stock

    KMT9News #28+1Noun, AdjectiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab25 strokes

    しなうす

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    shortage of stock, scarcity of goods, being in short supply

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    その商しょう品ひんは品しな薄うすだ。

    That product is in short supply.

    KMT7Business & FinanceDaily Life
    新しん型がたゲーム機きの発はつ売ばい後ご、しばらく品しな薄うすの状じょう態たいが続つづいた。

    After the release of the new game console, it remained in short supply for a while.

    KMT9Business & FinanceTechnology
    人にん気きアニメグッズは、発はつ売ばいと同どう時じに品しな薄うすになることが多おおい。

    Popular anime merchandise often becomes scarce as soon as it's released.

    KMT9Business & FinanceAnime & Manga
    災さい害がい時じには、食しょく料りょう品ひんや生せい活かつ必ひつ需じゅ品ひんが品しな薄うすになりがちだ。

    During disasters, food and daily necessities tend to become scarce.

    KMT9Business & FinanceDaily Life
    世せ界かい的てきな半はん導どう体たい不ぶ足そくにより、多おおくの電でん子し機き器きで品しな薄うすが深しん刻こく化かしている。

    Due to the global semiconductor shortage, the scarcity of many electronic devices is becoming severe.

    KMT10Business & FinanceTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    品
    しな…(2)
    goods・refinement・dignity・article・counter for meal courses
    薄
    うす.い・うす-・-うす・うす.める・うす.まる・うす.らぐ…(4)
    dilute・thin・weak (tea)・pampas grass
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