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飢饉, 饑饉, 飢きん, ききん

  • kikin
JLPT LEVEL 2

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • famine
  • drought
  • shortage
  • crop failure

Examples of 飢饉,饑饉,飢きん,ききん in a Sentence

これらの国はしばしば飢饉に襲われた。
These countries were often visited with famine.
収穫がもっと悪くなれば、飢饉が起こるかも知れない。
Poor crops may cause famine.
火山の噴火に続いて飢饉が訪れた。
Famine followed upon the eruption of the volcano.
我々に飢饉が迫った。
Famine stared us in the face.
それが、こんなに多数の人が饑饉で苦しんでいる理由です。
That is why so many people are suffering from famine.
飢饉の見通しが世界の多くの地域に迫っている。
The prospect of famine hangs over many areas of the world.
飢饉のために、家畜が餓死した。
Because of the famine the cattle starved to death.
飢饉に病気はつきものだ。
Disease and famine go together.
飢饉に直面してもあなたは食べ物を他の人と分かち合うことができますか。
Can you share food with others in the face of famine?
飢饉が人々にひどい窮乏をもたらした。
Famine caused great distress among the people.

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