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食糧

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

食糧 — “food, provisions (staple food)”

食糧 (read しょくりょう) means food, provisions (staple food). It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

しょくりょう

Meaning

food, provisions (staple food)

食糧 in a sentence

食糧しょくりょうが不足ふそくする。

Food is in short supply.

The kanji in 食糧

食to eat; food
糧food provisions

Words that share a kanji with 食糧

食堂しょくどう— cafeteria, dining hall
食べ物たべもの— food
食べるたべる— to eat
食事するしょくじする— to have a meal, to dine
食料品しょくりょうひん— foodstuffs, groceries
食うくう— to eat (rough/masculine); to bite
食卓しょくたく— dining table
食品しょくひん— food, food products, foodstuffs

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