飢饉

See also: 饥馑

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 飢饉 – see 饑饉 (“famine”). (This term is a variant form of 饑饉).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
飢	饉
き Grade: S	きん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
饑饉

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きき​ん [kìkíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) き​きん [kíꜜkìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲikʲĩɴ]

Noun

飢(き)饉(きん) • (kikin) 

1. famine; dearth

   穀物(こくもつ)の飢(き)饉(きん)

   kokumotsu no kikin

   a grain shortage

Korean

Hanja in this term
飢	饉

Noun

飢饉 • (gigeun) (hangeul 기근)

1. Hanja form^? of 기근 (“famine, failure of crops”).