干かんばつ

Opposites

• 大おお水みずN1

  干ばつ (drought, a lack of water) is the opposite disaster to 大水 (flood, an excess of water).

• 洪こう水ずいN1

  干ばつ (drought) is a prolonged lack of water, the opposite disaster to 洪水 (flood), which is an excess of water.

Written forms

• 干かんばつUsage43%

  Most common spelling in modern Japanese. Uses 干 (dry) with kana ばつ.

• 旱かん魃ばつUsage50%

  Traditional kanji spelling using 旱 (drought) and 魃 (drought demon). Rare and literary.

• 干かん魃ばつUsage7%

  Mixed kanji spelling. Rare and literary.

• カンバツUsage<1%

Etymology

Compound of 干 (kan, 'dry') and 魃 (batsu, 'drought demon' or 'drought'). The kanji 魃 is rare and often replaced by kana ばつ in modern usage.