凶きょう荒こう

noun

poor crops; famine

Refers to a year of bad harvest leading to food shortage. Often used in historical or formal contexts.

• その地ち域いきは凶きょう荒こうに見み舞まわれ、多おおくの人ひとが飢うえた。

  The region was hit by famine, and many people starved.