飢饉 (ききん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

飢饉 (ききん) means famine / food shortage.

See example sentences below.

飢饉 at a glance

飢饉

ききんkikin

N2noun

famine / food shortage

飢饉ききんkikinN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

famine / food shortage

Example 1

その村は飢饉で多くの人が困った。

Translation

Many people in that village suffered from famine.

Example 2

飢饉のため、食べ物が足りない。

Translation

Because of the famine, there isn't enough food.