飢饉ききん (kikin)

famine

  • JLPT N2
  • Pitch 2
  • #29662 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

飢饉 (ききん, kikin) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “famine”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

その くにでは 飢饉ききん深刻しんこく問題もんだい

The famine is a serious problem in that country.

我々われわれ飢饉ききんった。

Famine stared us in the face.

飢饉ききん病気びょうきはつきものだ。

Disease and famine go together.

飢饉ききんのために、 家畜かちく餓死がしした。

Because of the famine the cattle starved to death.