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旱損 (かんそん, kanson) Japanese meaning: drought damage | Kotomora

旱かん損そん

Meanings

1

drought damage

archaic

Archaic term for damage caused by drought. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by expressions like 干害 (かんがい) or 干ばつ被害.

古こ文ぶん書しょには「旱かん損そんにより収しゅう穫かく皆かい無む」と記しるされている。
An old document records, 'Due to drought damage, the harvest was completely lost.'

Kanji

旱drought, dry weather
損damage, loss, disadvantage

Related words

干かん害がい
Modern term for drought damage; 旱損 is its archaic equivalent.
干かんばつ
Common word for drought; 旱損 specifically refers to the resulting damage.

Etymology

Compound of 旱 (kan, 'drought') and 損 (son, 'damage, loss'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with drought-related loss.