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干天

旱天

Reading

Kana: かんてん
Romaji: kanten
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

drought; dry weather

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ほ.す、 ほ.し-、 -ぼ.し、 ひ.る
Meanings: dry, parch, ebb, recede, interfere, intercede
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: カン、 ひでり
Meanings: drought, dry weather

Example Sentence

農夫(のうふ)たちは干天(かんてん)のため冬作(ふゆさく)穀物(こくもつ)不作(ふさく)だろうとなげいた。
➥The farmers complained that because of the dry weather there would be a poor harvest of winter grain.
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