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    3. 手薄

    手薄

    手て薄うす

    shorthanded

    KMT8News #24+1Noun, AdjectiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    てうす

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    shorthanded, short of hands, undermanned
    2.
    insufficient (stock, money, etc.), in short supply, low

    Stroke 0 / 20

    Speed1.0x

    今きょ日うはスタッフが手て薄うすなので、忙いそがしいです。

    We are shorthanded today, so it's busy.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    夏なつ休やすみ期き間かん中ちゅうは、多おおくの部ぶ署しょで人じん員いんが手て薄うすになる。

    During the summer vacation period, many departments become shorthanded.

    KMT8Work & CareerDaily Life
    プロジェクトの締しめ切きりが迫せまり、チームは手て薄うすな状じょう況きょうで残ざん業ぎょうを強しいられた。

    With the project deadline approaching, the team was forced to work overtime due to being shorthanded.

    KMT8Work & Career
    在ざい庫こが手て薄うすになり次し第だい、すぐに発ハッ注チューするようにしてください。

    Please place an order as soon as the stock becomes low.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    警けい備びが手て薄うすな時じ間かん帯たいを狙ねらって、泥どろ棒ぼうが侵しん入にゅうした。

    The thief broke in, targeting the time when security was thin.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    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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