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糧食 (りょうしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

糧りょう食しょく

りょ

う

しょ

く

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun

provisions; food supplies

Refers to food supplies, especially for a journey, military operation, or emergency. Slightly formal.

登と山ざんの前まえに十じゅう分ぶんな糧りょう食しょくを用よう意いした。
We prepared sufficient provisions before the mountain climb.
被ひ災さい地ちに糧りょう食しょく

が

届とど

け

られ

た

。

Food supplies were delivered to the disaster area.

Kanji

糧provisions, food, bread
食eat, food

Similar words

食しょく料りょう
食料 is a general term for food or foodstuffs, while 糧食 specifically refers to provisions for a specific purpose or expedition.
食しょく糧りょう
食糧 often refers to staple foods or food as a resource (e.g., 食糧問題), whereas 糧食 is more about prepared supplies for a group or journey.

Etymology

Compound of 糧 (りょう, 'food, provisions') and 食 (しょく, 'food, eating'). The reading りょうしょく is a standard on'yomi combination.