糧
糧 — Provisions
provisions, food, bread
On’yomiリョウ (ryou)
On’yomiロウ (rou)
Kun’yomiかて (kate)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 糧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食糧 | しょくりょう shokuryou | food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations |
| 食糧庁 | しょくりょうちょう shokuryouchou | food agency |
| 兵糧 | ひょうろう hyourou | (army) provisions; food |
| 糧食 | りょうしょく ryoushoku | provisions |
Study notes
糧 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1354 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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