凶作 (Kyousaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “bad harvest, poor crop”.
Meanings
- noun, adjectival nounbad harvest; poor crop
Examples
米作は今年は凶作だ。
The rice crop is poor this year.
昨年は異常な冷夏で、稲作は１０年ぶりの凶作だった。
It was exceptionally cold last summer, and the rice crop was the worst in 10 years.
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