noun

  1. provision for famine.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
備荒 びこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

equip, provision, preparation
ビ そな.える つぶさ.に (5th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
twenty(廿) variant
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
utilize, business, service
ヨウ もち.いる たから (2nd, N4)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
laid waste, rough, rude
あら.い あ.らす コウ (7th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
a watery waste, to reach
deceased, the late, dying
ボウ な.い モウ (6th, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)