足らず
たらず
tarazu
JMdict entry #1404730
- suffix less than; under; short of; not even
- suffix insufficient; lacking
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼はせいぜい１００ドル足らずしか持っていない。
kare ha seizei １００ doru tara zu shika moxtsu te i nai 。
He has a hundred dollars at most.
彼の説明、舌足らずでよく分からなかった。
kare no setsumei 、 shita tara zu de yoku wakara nakaxtsu ta 。
His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.
彼のビジネスプランは立派だけど、勘定あって銭足らず、という気もするけどね。
kare no bijinesu puran ha rippa da kedo 、 kanjou axtsu te zeni tara zu 、 to iu ki mo suru kedo ne 。
His business plan looks good on paper but I get the feeling it would never work in practice.
八方美人頼むに足らず。
happou bijin tanomu ni tara zu 。
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
村の郵便局まで１キロ足らずだった。
mura no yuubin kyoku made １ kiro tara zu daxtsu ta 。
It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.
その子は舌足らずに話す。
sono ko ha shita tara zu ni hanasu 。
He speaks with a lisp.