飢饉
N2ききん
飢きん饑饉
[kikin]
Meanings
1.Noun
famine; crop failure
2.Noun
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Examples
昔は飢饉で多くの人が亡くなった。
In the past, many people died from famine.
歴史の授業で世界各地の飢饉について学んだ。
I learned about famines around the world in history class.
江戸時代には大きな飢饉が何度もあった。
There were many great famines during the Edo period.