Jisho

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Words — 1 found

Noun
1. famine; crop failure
Noun
2. chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
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3. FamineA famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by seve... Read more
Other forms
飢きん 【ききん】饑饉 【ききん】
Notes
饑饉: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Kanji — 2 found

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10 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
hungry, starve
Kun: う.える
On:
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20 strokes.
hunger
Kun: う.える
On: キン
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Sentences — 13 found

  • jreibun/2459/1
    • えどじだい江戸時代
    • あくてんこうとう悪天候等
    • のうさくぶつ/のうさくもつ農作物
    • みの実らず
    • きょうさく凶作
    • が続くと、農村を中心に
    • くに国じゅう
    • たびたび度々
    • しんこく深刻な
    • ききん飢饉
    • みま見舞われた
    During the Edo period (1603-1867), when bad weather and other factors caused harvests to fail, the entire country, especially farming villages, frequently suffered from severe famines. Jreibun
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