しょくりょう
Meanings
Noun
1. food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
Pitch accent
しょ
く
りょう
Composed of
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
food; provisions
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
Examples (7 in total)
Food has been in short supply.
We have ample food.
The government provided us with food.
We import a large quantity of food.
The Red Cross distributed food to the refugees.
The UN endeavored to supply refugees with food.
They want to increase food production by growing new kinds of rice.