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.
We ran out of food.
We import a large quantity of food.
The UN endeavored to supply refugees with food.
They want to increase food production by growing new kinds of rice.
They supplied the sufferers with food.
Many people are suffering from the lack of food.
Lack of food made them very hungry.
The Red Cross distributed food to the refugees.
Give water to the thirsty and food to the hungry.