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    3. 不作

    不作

    不ふ作さく

    poor crop

    KMT6News #15+1CoreNounBusiness & FinanceNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab11 strokes

    ふさく

    Noun

    1.
    poor crop, bad harvest, crop failure
    2.
    low quality (e.g. of literary works)

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    今こと年しはりんごが不ふ作さくだ。

    Apples are a poor crop this year.

    KMT4Nature & EnvironmentFood & Dining
    悪あく天てん候こうのため、米こめの不ふ作さくが懸け念ねんされている。

    Due to bad weather, a poor rice harvest is feared.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentFood & Dining
    過か去こ数すう年ねん間かん、この地ち域いきの農のう家かは不ふ作さくに苦くるしんできた。

    For the past few years, farmers in this region have suffered from poor harvests.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentBusiness & Finance
    干かんばつが続つづき、多おおくの地ち域いきで野や菜さいの不ふ作さくが報ほう告こくされている。

    The drought continues, and poor vegetable harvests are being reported in many areas.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentFood & Dining
    不ふ作さくは食しょく料りょう価か格かくの高こう騰とうを引ひき起おこし、経けい済ざいに大おおきな影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

    The poor harvest caused a surge in food prices and had a significant impact on the economy.

    KMT8Business & FinanceFood & Dining

    Kanji that make up this word

    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    作
    つく.る・つく.り・-づく.り…(10)
    make・production・prepare・build
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