饑饉

See also: 饥馑

Chinese

hungry time of famine or crop failure
trad. (饑饉)
simp. (饥馑)
alternative forms 飢饉

Pronunciation


Noun

饑饉

  1. (literary) famine

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
きん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 饑饉 – see the following entry.
飢饉ききん
[noun] famine; dearth
(This term, 饑饉, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

饑饉 • (gigeun) (hangeul 기근)

  1. hanja form? of 기근 (famine, failure of crops)