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What does 飢饉 (ききん, kikin) mean?

飢饉 (ききん, kikin) means famine.

Quick facts
Readingききん
Romajikikin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ききん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkikin

famine

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

Example sentences

  • Long ago, a famine occurred in this country.

  • Because of the famine, there isn't enough food.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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