不全|ふぜんfuzen[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectivepartial; incomplete; imperfect
   システムのこの予測よそくされなかった機能きのう不全ふぜんは不適切ふてきせつな配線はいせん系統けいとうによって引き起ひきおこされた。↗

   This unexpected malfunctioning of the system was caused by improper wiring.

• Synonym不完全ふかんぜんNeutralGeneral incompleteness, as in 「不完全燃焼」. Leans toward states in general, while 「不全」 is mostly medical, as in 「心不全」.
• Synonym不十分ふじゅうぶんNeutralNot sufficient, as in 「準備不十分」; the focus is on degree falling short.
• Synonym不足ふそくNeutralShortage or lack, as in 「睡眠不足」; the most common of these words, and centers on quantity.
• Related不備ふびWrittenWritten/formal. Gaps or lapses in preparations or procedures, as in 「書類の不備」; centers on paperwork and formalities.
• Related欠乏けつぼうWrittenWritten/formal. Lack of something needed, as in 「ビタミン欠乏」; centers on shortage of material things.
• Related手薄てうすNeutralUnderstaffed or thinly guarded, as in 「守りが手薄」; centers on manpower for defense.
• Related不徹底ふてっていWrittenWritten/formal. Not thorough or seen through to the end, as in 「対策が不徹底」; centers on execution.
• Related欠如けつじょWrittenWritten/formal. Lack or absence, as in 「常識の欠如」; centers on abstract qualities.
• Related欠けつNeutralNot a true synonym: written 「欠」, it means a yawn or a kanji radical, unrelated in meaning to 「不全」.
• Related至らないいたらないWrittenWritten/formal. Falling short in care or thoroughness, as in 「至らない点」; often used self-deprecatingly.
• Related寸足らずすんたらずCasualColloquial. Slightly short or a bit inferior; centers on length or size, and can also mean quality falls a little short.
• Related欠失けっしつWrittenWritten/formal. A necessary part being missing; also the technical term for gene deletion.
• Antonym完全かんぜんNeutralAntonym: complete or perfect; contrasts with 「不全」 in whether functions are fully intact.

Use 「不全」 for organs or functions being incomplete, as in 「心不全」 and 「発育不全」. For general incompleteness say 「不完全」, and for shortage in quantity say 「不足」; the opposite of 「不全」 is 「完全」.

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1. 物事ものごとの状態じょうたいや機能きのうが不十分ふじゅうぶんであること。また、そのさま。