noun, takes genitive case の

  1. labor shortage, shortage of workers, shortage of hands.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
人手不足 ひとでぶそく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)
negative, non-, bad
 (4th, N4)
cliff (厂) variant
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
leg, foot, be sufficient
あし た.りる ソク (1st, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)