noun used as a suffix

  1. just under, a little less than, just short of.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
足らず たらず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)