饑饉

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See also: 饥馑

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

饑饉

  1. (literary) famine

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
饑 饉
き
Hyōgai 		きん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 饑饉 – see the following entry.
【飢饉ききん】
famine; dearth
(This term, 饑饉, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
饑饉

Noun

饑饉 • (gigeun) (hangeul 기근)

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