Kanji

糧

provisions, food, bread

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

18 strokes

Radical

米部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リョウ, ロウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かて

Common Readings

リョウ, ロウ, かて

Example sentences

かて
読書は心の糧になる。

Reading is nourishment for the mind.

奮起 ふんき
失敗を糧にして、彼は再び奮起した。

Taking his failure as a lesson, he roused himself once more.

食糧 しょくりょう
災害時、私たちは食糧不足に困りました。

During the disaster, we were troubled by a food shortage.

備蓄 びちく
非常時に備えて食糧を備蓄する。

Stockpile food in preparation for emergencies.

食糧不足 しょくりょうふそく
戦争の後、その国は深刻な食糧不足に陥った。

After the war, the country fell into a severe food shortage.

深刻化 しんこくか
温暖化による食糧不足が深刻化している。

Food shortages due to global warming are becoming increasingly serious.

食糧難 しょくりょうなん
世界的な食糧難が起こるかもしれない。

A worldwide food shortage might occur.

栄養失調 えいようしっちょう
戦後の食糧難で、多くの人が栄養失調になった。

Many people suffered from malnutrition due to the postwar food shortage.

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