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What is "Famine" in Japanese and how to say it?

American English

famine

famine-ききん.svg
Japanese

ききん

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More Natural Disasters Vocabulary in Japanese

American English
Japanese
volcanic eruption
volcanic eruption-かざんのふんか.svg
かざんのふんか
landslide
landslide-じすべり.svg
じすべり
hailstorm
hailstorm-あられ.svg
あられ
tsunami
tsunami-つなみ.svg
つなみ
typhoon
typhoon-たいふう.svg
たいふう
earthquake
earthquake-じしん.svg
じしん
rockslide
rockslide-らくせき.svg
らくせき
lava flow
lava flow-ようがんりゅう.svg
ようがんりゅう
blizzard
blizzard-もうふぶき.svg
もうふぶき
thunderstorm
thunderstorm-らいう.svg
らいう
hurricane
hurricane-ハリケーン.svg
ハリケーン
meteor impact
meteor impact-いんせきしょうとつ.svg
いんせきしょうとつ
refugee
refugee-なんみん.svg
なんみん
heat wave
heat wave-ねっぱ.svg
ねっぱ
I collapse
I collapse-たおれる.svg
たおれる
I run for cover
I run for cover-はしってひなんする.svg
はしってひなんする
I rescue
きゅうじょする
deforestation
deforestation-しんりんばっさい.svg
しんりんばっさい
drought
drought-かんばつ.svg
かんばつ
GMO
GMO-いでんしくみかえしょくひん.svg
いでんしくみかえしょくひん
landfill
landfill-うめたてち.svg
うめたてち
oil spill
oil spill-げんゆりゅうしゅつ.svg
げんゆりゅうしゅつ
methane
methane-メタン.svg
メタン
invasive species
invasive species-がいらいしゅ.svg
がいらいしゅ
infectious diseases
infectious diseases-かんせんしょう.svg
かんせんしょう
extinction
extinction-ぜつめつ.svg
ぜつめつ
environment
environment-かんきょう.svg
かんきょう

Example sentences

American EnglishThe drought led to a famine in the area.

How "Famine" is said across the globe.

Hungarianéhínség
Korean기근
Castilian Spanishla hambruna
Frenchla famine
Mandarin Chinese饥荒
Italianla carestia
Germandie Hungersnot
Russianголод
Brazilian Portuguesea fome
Hebrewרעב
Arabicمجاعة
Turkishkıtlık
Danishhungersnød
Swedishsvält
Norwegianhungersnød
Hindiभुखमरी
Tagalogfamine
Vietnamesenạn đói
Esperantomalsatego
Dutchde hongersnood
Icelandichungursneyð
Indonesiankelaparan
British Englishfamine
Mexican Spanishla hambruna
European Portuguesea fome
Cantonese Chinese飢荒
Thaiความอดอยาก
Polishgłód
HawaiianNOTAVAILABLE
Māoritūpuhi
Samoanoge
Greekλιμός
Finnishnälänhätä
Persianقحطی
Estoniannäljahäda
Croatianglad
Serbianглад
Bosnianglad
Sanskrit
Swahilinjaa
Yorubaìyàn
IgboNOTAVAILABLE
Ukrainianголод
Catalan
Galician
Romanian
IrishNOTAVAILABLE

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