凶作 (きょうさく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

凶作 (きょうさく) means bad harvest / poor crop.

See example sentences below.

凶作 at a glance

凶作

きょうさくkyousaku

N1noun

bad harvest / poor crop

凶作きょうさくkyousakuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

bad harvest / poor crop

Example 1

今年は凶作で米が少ない。

Translation

This year there is a bad harvest, so rice is scarce.

Example 2

凶作で野菜の値段が上がった。

Translation

Vegetable prices rose due to the poor crop.