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饉 Kanji meaning "hunger"

Jiten frequency #3008Kanken Level 1TMW Divine Idol20 strokes

Meanings

hunger

On'yomi

キン

Kun'yomi

う.える

Composed of

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堇

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Reading usage

飢(き)饉(きん)famine#36406大(だい)飢(き)饉(きん)great famine#75866饑(き)饉(きん)famine#178043天(てん)保(ぽう)の大(だい)飢(き)饉(きん)Great Tempo Famine#225106天明(てんめい)の飢饉(ききん)Tenmei famine (1782-1787)#251095水(みず)飢(き)饉(きん)drought#259104天保(てんぽう)の飢饉(ききん)Tenpō famine (1833-1836)#262642享保(きょうほう)の飢饉(ききん)Kyōhō famine (1732)#328468豊(ほう)作(さく)飢(き)饉(きん)impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest#463992

Most common words using this kanji

飢(き)饉(きん)famine#36406大(だい)飢(き)饉(きん)great famine#75866饑(き)饉(きん)famine#178043天(てん)保(ぽう)の大(だい)飢(き)饉(きん)Great Tempo Famine#225106天明(てんめい)の飢饉(ききん)Tenmei famine (1782-1787)#251095水(みず)飢(き)饉(きん)drought#259104天保(てんぽう)の飢饉(ききん)Tenpō famine (1833-1836)#262642享保(きょうほう)の飢饉(ききん)Kyōhō famine (1732)#328468豊(ほう)作(さく)飢(き)饉(きん)impoverishment of farmers because of a bumper harvest#463992
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