How to say drought in Japanese

干ばつ【かんばつkanbatsu】旱魃・干魃

noun:

  • drought; long spell (period) of dry weather

Example Sentences

旱魃kanbatsuはha食糧不足shokuryoufusokuをwo招いたmaneita。
The drought led to an insufficiency of food.
不作fusakuはha日照りhideri続きtsuzukiのnoためtameだったdatta。
The drought was blamed for the poor crop.
日照りhideri続きtsuzukiがga収穫shuukakuにniたいへんなtaihenna損害を与えたsongaiwoataeta。
The drought did severe damage to the harvest.
日照りhideriはha今年kotoshiのno収穫shuukakuにni影響eikyouをwo与えるataeruかもしれないkamoshirenai。
The drought may tell on the harvest this year.
日照りhideriがga作物sakumotsuにni大dai損害を与えたsongaiwoataeta。
The drought has done great harm to the crops.

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