我々に飢饉が迫った。

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我々 に 飢饉 が 迫った 。

English Translation

Famine stared us in the face.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)に飢饉(ききん)が迫(せま)った。

Romanji

Wareware ni kikin ga sematta.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

we

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

飢饉 (ききん)

famine; drought; shortage; crop failure

が (が)

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

迫る (せまる、せる)

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

Kanji

我

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-

Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

飢

Readings: キ、 う.える

Meanings: hungry, starve

饉

Readings: キン、 う.える

Meaning: hunger

迫

Readings: ハク、 せま.る

Meanings: urge, force, imminent, spur on