日照り・旱・日でり・旱り|ひでりhideri[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundry weather; drought
   日照ひでり続つづきでその池いけは干上ひあがった。↗

   The pond dried up in hot weather.

• Synonym干天かんてんWrittenWritten word for a long rainless spell; seen mostly in set phrases like 「干天の慈雨」 and rarely used in everyday speech.
• Synonym旱魃かんばつWrittenFormal term in meteorology and agriculture for the disaster caused by a long, severe drought; news reports usually write it 「干ばつ」.
• Related水枯れみずがれNeutralNeutral word for lack of rain leaving rivers and water sources dry; stresses the outcome—water sources running dry—rather than the weather itself.
• Related水飢饉みずききんWrittenWritten word for a severe water shortage from lack of rain, like a famine; stresses the water-supply crisis and is not often used.
• Related水不足みずぶそくNeutralShortage of water for daily life and supply; the cause is not limited to lack of rain and is often 「日照り」—a causal link, not a strict antonym.

For everyday talk about a long dry spell and the damage it does to crops, use 「日照り」. In news or formal contexts for a drought disaster, use 「干ばつ」. For not enough water in daily life or supply, use 「水不足」.

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1. （ひでり）春季しゅんきから秋季しゅうきの植物しょくぶつが生育せいいくする時季じきに雨あめが降ふらず、農作物のうさくもつが枯かれ、収穫しゅうかくが激減げきげんないし皆無かいむとなること。