Japanese word

凶作

Pronunciation

Romajikyōsaku

雨が少なく、今年は凶作になりました。ame ga suku na ku kotoshi wa kyō saku ni na ri ma shi ta

There was a bad harvest this year because there was little rain.

農家は凶作に備えて、種もみを多めに保存しています。nō ka wa kyō saku ni sona e te tane mo mi o ō me ni ho zon shi te i ma su

Farmers are storing extra seed rice in preparation for a bad harvest.

Presents the season's crop yield as seriously reduced, often because unfavorable conditions damage the plants.

不作fusaku: A harvest with a lower-than-usual crop yield.

天候などのために農作物が十分に実らず、収穫が大幅に減ること。ten kō na do no ta me ni nō saku butsu ga jū bun ni mino ra zu shū kaku ga ō haba ni he ru ko to

凶作 (kyōsaku, "bad harvest") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 凶 (kyō, "bad fortune") and 作 (saku, "cultivation or crop").

The word 凶作 (kyōsaku) is useful in news about agriculture because it describes a major failure of the harvest rather than an ordinary variation in production.