| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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飢饉
饑饉
飢きん
|
ききん
|
famine
drought
shortage
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水飢饉
|
みずききん
|
drought
water shortage
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豊作飢饉
|
ほうさくききん
|
impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest
decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests
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天保の大飢饉
|
てんぽうのだいききん
|
Great Tempo Famine
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大飢饉
|
だいききん
|
severe famine
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