Where does “不足” come from?

不足 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 不足.

不足 (Japanese): insufficient; unsatisfactory; insufficiency,...

Definitions

  1. insufficient; unsatisfactory; insufficiency,...

Ancestry of “不足”, step by step

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1Middle Chinese不足

Words derived from “不足

Every word from Middle Chinese 不足
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