飢饉
ききん · kikin · JLPT N2 · noun
dearth
🌾 飢 = hungry + 饉 = poor harvest; both halves share the food radical 食
Both characters contain 食 (food). 飢 means hunger, and 饉 means a failed harvest, so the word names hunger caused by lack of food.
ききん · kikin · JLPT N2 · noun
dearth
🌾 飢 = hungry + 饉 = poor harvest; both halves share the food radical 食
Both characters contain 食 (food). 飢 means hunger, and 饉 means a failed harvest, so the word names hunger caused by lack of food.