備荒

びこう

Meanings

1. Noun provision for famine

Kanji

• 備 prepare. Read as ビ.
• 荒 rough. Read as コウ.

Words containing 備荒

• 備荒食 (びこうしょく) emergency food
• 備荒貯蓄 (びこうちょちく) famine-relief fund
• 備荒作物 (びこうさくもつ) crops planted to stave off famine (e.g., wheat, barley, buckwheat, potatoes)

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