凶きょう作さく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to a harvest that is significantly worse than normal due to weather, pests, or other agricultural problems. Often used in news and economic contexts.

今年ことしは冷れい夏かの影えい響きょうで、米こめの凶きょう作さくが心しん配ぱいされている。
This year, a poor rice harvest is feared due to the cool summer.
凶きょう作さくの年としには、農のう家かの収しゅう入にゅうが大おおきく減へる。
In years of bad harvest, farmers' income drops sharply.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉が凶きょう作さくに見み舞まわれるfor a place to be hit by a bad harvest
去きょ年ねん、その地ち域いきは凶きょう作さくに見み舞まわれた。
Last year, that region was hit by a bad harvest.
凶きょう作さくが続つづくfor bad harvests to continue
近きん年ねん、この地ち方ほうでは凶きょう作さくが続つづいている。
In recent years, bad harvests have continued in this region.
〈物もの〉が凶きょう作さくになるfor a crop to turn out as a bad harvest
今こん年ねんは米こめが凶きょう作さくになりそうだ。
It looks like this year's rice crop will be a bad harvest.