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饉: famine

famine
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饉 appears in 飢饉 (ききん, famine) and in compounds like 水飢饉 (water shortage).

Key words

飢饉ききんfamine
大飢饉だいききんgreat famine
水飢饉みずききんwater shortage

Example sentences

The year the cool summers continued, the village was hit by a severe famine.

With no rain, the town is suffering from a water shortage.

In the great famines of the Edo period, many people suffered from hunger.

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