Word details

干ばつ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 干ばつ.

Dictionary

Entry

干ばつ旱魃干魃んばつNounFreq #58329
1

drought; long spell (period) of dry weather

Examples
すぐにでもエチオピアに雨が降らなければ、深刻な干ばつの問題が起こるだろう。
Unless it rains in Ethiopia soon, there could be severe drought problems.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede

3 strokesFrequency 1,349JLPT N2Grade 6

On

カン

Kun

ほ.すほ.し--ぼ.しひ.る

Nanori

ほし

drought, dry weather

7 strokes

On

カン

Kun

ひでり

(god of) drought

15 strokes

On

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