不作(ふさく)

ふさく
noun
bad harvest; poor crop
1. bad harvest; poor crop; crop failure
A season in which agricultural yields are significantly lower than expected, typically due to weather or natural disasters. The opposite is 豊作(ほうさく) (bumper crop).
今年(ことし)は米(こめ)が不作(ふさく)だった。
This year's rice crop was poor.
日照(にっしょう)不足(ぶそく)で野菜(やさい)が不作(ふさく)になった。
Lack of sunshine caused a poor vegetable harvest.
不作(ふさく)の影響(えいきょう)で小麦(こむぎ)の価格(かかく)が大幅(おおはば)に上(あ)がった。
Wheat prices rose significantly due to the poor harvest.

A poor harvest or crop failure, typically caused by bad weather, drought, or natural disasters. Commonly appears in agricultural news and discussions about food prices.

FORMATION:
不(ふ) (un-, bad) + 作(さく) (production, crop).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 不作(ふさく)の年(とし): a year of poor harvest
  • 大(だい)不作(ふさく): severe crop failure
  • 不作(ふさく)の影響(えいきょう): impact of the poor harvest
  • 不作(ふさく)が続(つづ)く: poor harvests continue

CONTRAST:

  • 豊作(ほうさく): bumper crop, abundant harvest (opposite)
  • 凶作(きょうさく): catastrophic crop failure (more severe than 不作(ふさく))
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Added 2026.3.23 13:38 · Revised 2026.3.25 14:40
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