水 不 足(みずぶそく)

みずぶそく

noun

water shortage; water scarcity

1. water shortage; water scarcity; drought

A condition in which the available water supply is insufficient to meet demand, often caused by lack of rainfall.

水不足(みずぶそく)が深刻(しんこく)だ。

The water shortage is serious.

雨(あめ)が降(ふ)らなくて、水不足(みずぶそく)になった。

It didn't rain, and there was a water shortage.

水不足(みずぶそく)のため、市(し)は節水(せっすい)を呼(よ)びかけている。

Due to the water shortage, the city is calling on residents to conserve water.

USAGE:
水不足(みずぶそく) is a straightforward compound of 水(みず) (water) and 不足(ぶそく) (shortage). It is commonly heard in news reports during dry seasons.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

水不足(みずぶそく)が深刻化(しんこくか)する (for a water shortage to worsen)
水不足(みずぶそく)に備(そな)える (to prepare for water shortage)
水不足(みずぶそく)対策(たいさく) (measures against water shortage)

WORD FORMATION:
水(みず) (water) + 不足(ぶそく) (shortage). The same 不足(ぶそく) pattern appears in 人手(ひとで)不足(ぶそく) (labor shortage) and 睡眠(すいみん)不足(ぶそく) (lack of sleep).

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