1
drought;water shortage
Other forms
水ききん 【みずききん】 (search-only kanji form)
1
famine;crop failure
これらの国はしばしば飢饉に襲われた。
These countries were often visited with famine.
2
chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
Other forms
飢きん 【ききん】 · 饑饉 【ききん】 (rarely used kanji form)