Vocab Info
N2 Noun
飢饉famine, drought, shortage, crop failure
Dictionary Definition
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Noun
1.
famine, crop failure
2.
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
All Forms
飢饉 【ききん】、飢きん 【ききん】、饑饉 【ききん】
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食品の値段が高いのは飢饉が原因です。
The high price of food is due to famine.
飢饉で大勢の人が飢え死にしてしまった。
A large number of people starved to death due to the famine.
水の飢饉は、人間にとってとても深刻な問題である。
Drought is a very serious problem for humans.
一旦飢饉という状態を経験すると、食べ物を残すことが一切無くなります。
Once you experience famine, you stop leaving food uneaten.
いつの間にか飢饉が解消され、市場に様々な食品が再び流通するようになった。
Before I knew it, the famine was resolved, and various foods began to circulate in the market again.
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