足らず たらず Meanings Suffix less than; under; short of; not even (after an amount) insufficient; lacking (after a noun) Kanji 足 foot. Read as たる. Words containing 足らず 月足らず (つきたらず) premature birth 寸足らず (すんたらず) a little too short 舌足らず (したたらず) unclear speech And 5 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists