Word Meaning 備荒作物

びこうさくもつ bikousakumotsu

備荒作物 is read as びこうさくもつ (bikousakumotsu) and means crops planted to stave off famine (e.g., wheat, barley, buckwheat, potatoes).

Meaning

English

crops planted to stave off famine (e.g., wheat, barley, buckwheat, potatoes)
emergency crops

Reading

Kana

びこうさくもつ

Romaji

bikousakumotsu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 89731 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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救荒作物

きゅうこうさくもつ

hardy plants

備荒食

びこうしょく

emergency food

備荒

びこう

provision for famine

農作物

のうさくぶつ

crops

荒物

あらもの

household tools (e.g. brooms, dustpans)

備荒貯蓄

びこうちょちく

famine-relief fund

作物

さくもつ

crop

作り物

つくりもの

crop

創作物

そうさくぶつ

creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)

遺伝子組み換え作物

いでんしくみかえさくもつ

genetically-modified crop

荒物屋

あらものや

variety store

予備工作

よびこうさく

spade work