飢饉

ききん

famine, crop failure

JLPT N2

Details

Part of Speech:
Noun
Romaji:
kikin

Example Sentences

飢饉が続く中、人々は食糧を求めて各地を回る

As the famine continues, people wander around searching for food.

飢饉で多くの人々が餓死した

Many people died of starvation due to the famine.