干ばつ【かんばつ】
Frequency rank: 42,321. – 43,060.
- drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
This term is used to describe a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, resulting in a water shortage that can negatively impact agriculture, water supply, and the environment.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かんばつ干ばつがつづく続くto experience a prolonged droughtかんばつ干ばつのえいきょう影響impact of droughtしんこく深刻なかんばつ干ばつserious droughtかんばつ干ばつによるみずぶそく水不足water shortage due to droughtかんばつ干ばつのたいさく対策measures against droughtかんばつ干ばつがのうぎょう農業にあたえる与えるえいきょう影響effect of drought on agricultureかんばつ干ばつのきかん期間duration of the droughtれきしてき歴史的なかんばつ干ばつhistorical droughtじぞくてき持続的なかんばつ干ばつsustained droughtかんばつ干ばつのちいき地域drought-affected area
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The prolonged drought did severe damage to crops.
The unprecedented drought did severe damage to the wheat harvest.
This year the region has been hit by a severe drought.
6. こうずい洪水、はげしい激しいぼうふう暴風、かんばつ干魃、しも霜のれいがい冷害、くうきおせん空気汚染のもんだい問題などはすべて全てげんだいしゃかい現代社会にしばしばえいきょう影響をあたえている与えている。
Floods, violent wind storms, droughts, killing frosts, and the problems of air pollution have all, on occasion, influenced modern society.
The natives were tormented by a long spell of dry weather.
In the drought, many people and animals starved to death.
Unless it rains in Ethiopia soon, there could be severe drought problems.