食糧

しょくりょう

Provisions, rations, food supply

N3noun·shokuryou

How to remember it

食 + 糧 (rations) = stored food kept for survival or emergencies.

Example sentences

  • 食糧不足に陥った。

    しょくりょうぶそくにおちいった。

    We fell into a food shortage.

  • 食糧を備蓄する。

    しょくりょうをびちくする。

    To stockpile food provisions.

Usage

Heavier than 食料; implies strategic food supply or rations in hardship contexts.

Related words

食料食糧難備蓄非常食

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