凶きょう歉けんMeanings1nounpoor harvest; famineArchaic or literary term for crop failure and resulting famine. In modern Japanese, 凶作 (きょうさく) or 飢饉 (ききん) are used instead.古こ文ぶん書しょには「凶きょう歉けんにより民たみが苦くるしんだ」と記しるされている。Ancient documents record that 'the people suffered due to poor harvests.'