Japanese

食糧不足

しょくりょうふそく
Meaning: food shortage, scarcity of food
Part of Speech: Noun, Four-character idiom

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Handwriting

食
糧
不
足

Example sentences

After the war, the country fell into a severe food shortage.
温暖化による食糧不足が深刻化している。
Food shortages due to global warming are becoming increasingly serious.

Usage Notes

A compound noun or yojijukugo consisting of 食糧 (food supplies) and 不足 (shortage or scarcity).

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