JLPT N1 · Noun

凶作 (kyousaku)

凶作 (きょうさく, kyousaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “bad harvest; poor crop”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きょうさく
Romaji: kyousaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

bad harvest; poor crop · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

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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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 凶作

凶

villain, evil, bad luckキョウ · 4 strokes

作

make, production, prepareサク・サ・つく.る・つく.り · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 凶作.

作文さくぶんwriting (an essay, prose, etc.)作るつくるto make作さくwork (e.g. of art)作法さほうmanners作業さぎょうwork作品さくひんwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition)作物さくもつcrop作家さっかauthor作曲さっきょくcomposition (of music)操作そうさoperation傑作けっさくmasterpiece作者さくしゃcreator (of a work)作成さくせいmaking (a report, plan, contract, etc.)作製さくせいmanufacture

Source: JMdict entry 1235440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.