品薄|しなうすshinausu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, na-adjectiveshortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
Conjugation
| Plain form | 品薄（しなうす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 品薄です（しなうすです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 品薄ではない（しなうすではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 品薄ではありません（しなうすではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 品薄だった（しなうすだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 品薄ではなかった（しなうすではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 品薄で（しなうすで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 品薄に（しなうすに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 品薄なら（しなうすなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym不足ふそくNeutralGeneral term for any insufficiency or lack, whatever the object — time, money, staff; 「品薄」 is limited to goods, stock falling short of demand.
- Synonym払底ふっていWrittenWritten/formal word for a severe dearth of material supplies, even supplies running out; 「品薄」 merely says goods are in short supply.
- Synonym大払底WrittenAn emphatic form of 「払底」 for an acute, serious shortage; written style and rarely used.
- Antonym豊富ほうふNeutralNeutral word for abundance — having plenty of something; the opposite of the goods shortages 「品薄」 describes.
- Antonym品豊WrittenWritten word meaning goods are amply stocked, the direct opposite of 「品薄」; rarely used.
Use 「品薄」 for goods being out of stock or in short supply. For shortages in general use 「不足」; for a severe written-style dearth of supplies use 「払底」 or emphatic 「大払底」. When goods are plentiful, say 「豊富」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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