粥 — kanji meaning “rice gruel”
粥
rice gruel
- Meanings
- rice gruel
- On'yomi
- イク (iku)、シュク (shuku)、ジュク (juku)
- Kun'yomi
- かゆ、かい、ひさ.ぐ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #2280 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 119
- Chinese reading
- zhōu, yù — Chinese character page
Words with 粥
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 七草粥 | ななくさがゆ nanakusagayu | rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring |
| 芋粥 | いもがゆ imogayu | rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes |
| 白粥 | しらがゆ shiragayu | unflavored rice porridge; rice porridge made of only white rice and water |
| 粥腹 | かゆばら kayubara | surviving on rice gruel |
| 小豆粥 | あずきがゆ azukigayu | rice gruel with adzuki beans |
| 茶粥 | ちゃがゆ chagayu | tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel |
| お粥 | おかゆ okayu | thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel |
| 冬至粥 | とうじがゆ toujigayu | adzuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases) |
| 十夜粥 | じゅうやがゆ juuyagayu | rice gruel served in temples for ten-night memorial services |
| 粥状硬化 | じゅくじょうこうか jukujoukouka | atherosclerosis; atherosclerotic |
| 粥状 | じゅくじょう jukujou | arthero-; atheromatous |
| 粥占 | かゆうら kayuura | rice porridge divination; harvest divination carried out during Koshōgatsu |
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