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飢饉 ききん N2

  1. crop failure; famine
  2. chronic shortage (e.g. of water)

水飢饉 みずききん

  1. drought; water shortage

豊作飢饉 ほうさくききん

  1. decline in farmers' income caused by the sharply lower farm prices as a result of bumper harvests; impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest

天保の大飢饉 てんぽうのだいききん

  1. Great Tempo Famine

大飢饉 だいききん

  1. great famine; severe famine

享保の飢饉 きょうほうのききん

  1. Kyōhō famine (1732)

天明の飢饉 てんめいのききん

  1. Temmei famine; Tenmei famine (1782-1787)

天保の飢饉 てんぽうのききん

  1. Tempo famine; Tenpō famine (1833-1836)
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