凶作

Reading

Kana: きょうさく

Romaji: kyōsaku

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.

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.