“Drought” in Japanese
Short answer
Drought in Japanese is “干天” (kanten). Full meaning: drought, dry weather.
Other ways to say “Drought” in Japanese
日照り
hideri dry weather, drought
水枯れ
mizugare drought
干ばつ
kanbatsu drought, long spell (period) of dry weather
水飢饉
mizukikin drought, water shortage
無降水
mukousui lack of rainfall, drought
旱天
kanten drought, dry weather
ひでり
hideri dry weather, drought
ヒデリ
hideri dry weather, drought
旱
hideri dry weather, drought
日でり
hideri dry weather, drought
氷河期
hyougaki glacial period, glacial epoch, glacial era, ice age; tough period, drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
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