Keyword
provisions
Info
FrequencyTop 1800-1900
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig995
Readings
かて
(18%)
ろう
(9%)
Composed of
rice
quantity
Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(army) provisions; food
Examples (12 in total)
The government provided us with food.
We have ample food.
Food has been in short supply.