| Kanji | 糧 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | リョウ、ロウ |
| Kunyomi | かて |
| English | provisions, food, bread |
| Examples | 食糧(しょくりょう): food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1354 |
| Components | 米: rice; USA; metre 量: quantity; measure; weight; amount; consider; estimate; surmise |
| Number of Strokes | 18 |
| Kanji Radical | 米 |
| Radical Number | 119 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | こめ・こめへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | provisions |
| Koohii Story 1 | Imagine Japanese army provisions like obentou boxes, always containing the same quantity of rice. (thanks darg_sama, emphasizing quantity and the nuance of food "rations", "food supply": the kanji also appears in "military provisions" and "army rice"). |
| Koohii Story 2 | All Japanese provisions contain a certain quantity of rice... they eat it with just about every meal! |
| RTK Index (new) | 995 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500
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