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凶作

Reading

Kana: きょうさく
Romaji: kyōsaku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
adj-no
1

bad harvest; poor crop

Kanji

凶
Reading: キョウ
Meanings: villain, evil, bad luck, disaster
作
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build

Example Sentences

米作(べいさく)は今年(ことし)は凶作(きょうさく)だ。
➥The rice crop is poor this year.
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昨年(さくねん)は異常(いじょう)な冷夏(れいか)で、稲作(いなさく)は１０年(ねん)ぶりの凶作(きょうさく)だった。
➥It was exceptionally cold last summer, and the rice crop was the worst in 10 years.
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