Japanese symbol for “rations”
食糧
しょくりょう
Romaji: shokuryou
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
In Japanese, rations is 食糧, read しょくりょう (shokuryou).
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Meanings
- n food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rations”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口糧 | こうりょう kouryou | rations |
| 行動食 | こうどうしょく koudoushoku | high-energy food (when hiking, etc.); backpacking food; provisions |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食事 | しょくじ shokuji | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner) |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food; food products; foodstuffs |
| 食べ物 | たべもの tabemono | food |
| 食料 | しょくりょう shokuryou | food |
| 食べる | たべる taberu | to eat |
| 食う | くう kuu | to eat |
| 兵糧 | ひょうろう hyourou | (army) provisions; food |
| 糧食 | りょうしょく ryoushoku | provisions |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rations”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.