昨今は災害が頻ぴんとあった。

昨今は災害が頻ぴんとあった。

Recently we have had several disasters.

昨今(さっこん)は災害(さいがい)が頻(しき)ぴんとあった。

Sakkon wa saigai ga shiki pinto atta.

昨今 (さっこん、さくこん)

nowadays; recently

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

災害 (さいがい)

calamity; disaster; misfortune

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

頻る (しきる)

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; to happen repeatedly; to happen over and over again

ピンと (ピンと、ぴんと)

tensely; tightly; tautly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; immediately; with a burst; with a crack

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

Readings: コン、キン、いま

Meaning: now

Readings: サイ、わざわ.い

Meanings: disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil

Reading: ガイ

Meanings: harm, injury

Readings: ヒン、しき.りに

Meanings: repeatedly, recur