凶作(きょうさく)

きょうさく
noun
bad harvest; crop failure
nature
1. bad harvest; crop failure; poor yield
A significantly poor agricultural harvest, typically caused by adverse weather conditions such as drought, flooding, cold spells, or pest damage.
今年(ことし)は米(こめ)が凶作(きょうさく)だった。
This year's rice harvest was poor.
冷夏(れいか)の影響(えいきょう)で凶作(きょうさく)になった。
The cool summer caused a crop failure.
凶作(きょうさく)が続(つづ)いた江戸(えど)時代(じだい)には、飢(き)きんが何度(なんど)も起(お)きた。
During the Edo period, when crop failures continued, famines occurred repeatedly.

Usage

The opposite of 豊作(ほうさく) (bumper crop, abundant harvest). Historically, 凶作(きょうさく) was a frequent cause of 飢(き)きん (famine) in Japan, particularly during the Edo period.

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Antonym: 豊作(ほうさく) (bumper crop)
Synonym: 不作(ふさく) (poor harvest (milder))
Related: 飢饉(ききん) (famine)
Related: 稲刈(いねか)り (rice harvesting)
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Added 2026.3.13 11:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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