饉
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
冷夏が続いた年、村は深刻な飢饉に見舞われた。
The year the cool summers continued, the village was hit by a severe famine.
雨が降らず、その町は水飢饉に苦しんでいる。
With no rain, the town is suffering from a water shortage.
江戸時代の大飢饉では、多くの人々が飢えに苦しんだ。
In the great famines of the Edo period, many people suffered from hunger.