What does 凶作 mean?
凶作 is a Japanese noun meaning “bad harvest, poor crop” in English. It is written as 凶作 in kanji, きょうさく in hiragana, and kyousaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
昨年は異常な冷夏で、稲作は１０年ぶりの凶作だった。
It was exceptionally cold last summer, and the rice crop was the worst in 10 years.