Word details

飢饉

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 飢饉.

Dictionary

Entry

飢饉飢きんききん饑饉NounFreq #28667
1

famine; crop failure

Examples
これらの国はしばしば飢饉に襲われた。
These countries were often visited with famine.
2

chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

飢

hungry, starve

10 strokesFrequency 1,659JLPT N1Grade 8

On

キ

Kun

う.える
饉

hunger

20 strokes

On

キン

Kun

う.える
饑

hunger, thirst

20 strokes

On

キ

Kun

う.える

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