経験不足(けいけんぶそく)

けいけんぶそく
noun
lack of experience; inexperience
1. lack of experience; inexperience
The state of not having enough experience, especially for a task or role.
経験不足(けいけんぶそく)を感(かん)じる。
I feel my lack of experience.
失敗(しっぱい)の原因(げんいん)は経験不足(けいけんぶそく)だった。
The cause of the failure was inexperience.
経験不足(けいけんぶそく)を補(おぎな)うために、先輩(せんぱい)からたくさん学(まな)ぶようにしている。
To make up for my lack of experience, I try to learn as much as I can from my seniors.

経験不足(けいけんぶそく) is a compound of 経験(けいけん) (experience) + 不足(ぶそく) (insufficiency, lack). It describes having inadequate experience for a given situation, job, or responsibility.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 経験不足(けいけんぶそく)を補(おぎな)う: make up for lack of experience
  • 経験不足(けいけんぶそく)が原因(げんいん)で: due to lack of experience
  • 経験不足(けいけんぶそく)を痛感(つうかん)する: keenly feel one's lack of experience
  • 経験不足(けいけんぶそく)を克服(こくふく)する: overcome one's inexperience

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 未熟(みじゅく): immature; unskilled — implies a broader lack of development, not just experience
  • 力不足(ちからぶそく): lack of ability — focuses on capability rather than experience
  • 勉強不足(べんきょうぶそく): insufficient study — lack of preparation through study rather than hands-on experience

PATTERN:
The ～不足(ぶそく) pattern is productive in Japanese. Other common examples include 睡眠不足(すいみんぶそく) (lack of sleep), 人手不足(ひとでぶそく) (labor shortage), and 運動不足(うんどうぶそく) (lack of exercise).

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