飢饉

See also: 饥馑

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 飢饉 – see 饑饉 (“famine”).
(This term is a variant form of 饑饉).

Japanese
Kanji in this term
飢 饉
き
Grade: S		 きん
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
饑饉

Pronunciation

Noun

飢(き)饉(きん) • (kikin) 

  1. famine; dearth
    穀物(こくもつ)の飢(き)饉(きん)
    kokumotsu no kikin
    a grain shortage

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
飢饉

Noun

飢饉 • (gigeun) (hangeul 기근)

  1. Hanja form? of 기근 (“famine, failure of crops”).
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