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JLPT N2na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

不ふ十じゅう分ぶん

fujuubun

insufficient, inadequate

Example sentences

  1. 読書どくしょには不十分ふじゅうぶんな明あかりである。

    There is insufficient light for reading.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その給料きゅうりょうでは６人家族にんかぞくを養やしなうには不十分ふじゅうぶんだ。

    The pay is not adequate for a family of six.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この報告書ほうこくしょは不十分ふじゅうぶんだ。

    This report is not perfect.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 不十分

  • 不negative; non-Onフ・ブ
  • 十tenOnジュウ・ジッ・ジュッKunとお・と・そ
  • 分part; minute of timeOnブン・フン・ブKunわける・わけ・わかれる

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