水みず枯がれ

noun

drought; water shortage

Refers to a lack of water, often in rivers, wells, or reservoirs, typically due to dry weather.

• 今年ことしの夏なつは水みず枯がれがひどく、川かわの水みずがほとんどない。

  This summer the drought is severe, and the river has almost no water.

• 水みず枯がれで田たんぼに水みずを引ひけなくなった。

  Due to the water shortage, we can no longer draw water into the rice paddies.