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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1354 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: provisions, food, bread

Kunyomi: かて

Onyomi: リョウ, ロウ

Composition: 米 量

糧

Radical

Radical: 米

Meaning: rice

Reading: こめ

Frequency: 318

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

米

Examples

Onyomi Examples

糧 (カテ) food, provisions, nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.), sustenance (e.g. of one's life), source of encouragement

糧食 (リョウショク) provisions

衣糧 (イリョウ) food and clothing

口糧 (コウリョウ) rations

兵糧 (ヒョウロウ) (army) provisions, food

Kunyomi Examples

糧 (かて) food, provisions, nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.), sustenance (e.g. of one's life), source of encouragement

日々の糧 (ひびのかて) one's daily bread

心の糧 (こころのかて) food for thought

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