How to say 'Food' in Japanese | 食料

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The Japanese word for Food is 'Shokuryou', written as 食料 in Japanese.'Food' in hiragana is しょくりょう.

word

食料

Meaning

Food

Reading

しょくりょう

shokuryou

Kanji

食Eat, Food 料Materials, Fee

Explanation

The Japanese noun '食料 (しょくりょう)' refers to 'food' or 'food supplies'. It is commonly used to describe food items in a general sense, often in the context of provisions or sustenance. This term can be used in various contexts, such as discussing food supplies for a household, emergency food storage, or food resources in a broader sense. For example: We need to buy food for the trip「旅行のための食料を買う必要がある」(りょこうのためのしょくりょうをかうひつようがある). The government provided food to the disaster victims「政府は被災者に食料を提供した」(せいふはひさいしゃにしょくりょうをていきょうした). Note that '食料' is more formal and often used in written or official contexts, while '食べ物 (たべもの)' is more casual and commonly used in everyday conversation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4667

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 食料

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

食

Meaning

Eat, Food

kanji

料

Meaning

Materials, Fee

Words Related to 食料 Through the Kanji 食

These 24 Words contain the Kanji 食 as well.

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食べる

Meaning

Eat

word

食事

Meaning

Meal

word

食う

Meaning

Eat

word

食

Meaning

Food, Meal

word

食品

Meaning

Food

word

外食

Meaning

Eating out

word

食パン

Meaning

Bread

word

食費

Meaning

Food expenses

word

食べ物

Meaning

Food

word

主食

Meaning

Staple food

word

食器

Meaning

Tableware

word

夕食

Meaning

Dinner

word

衣食住

Meaning

Necessities

word

食卓

Meaning

Dining table

word

食糧

Meaning

Food

word

朝食

Meaning

Breakfast

word

乞食

Meaning

Beggar

word

食堂

Meaning

Cafeteria

word

食物

Meaning

Food

word

昼食

Meaning

Lunch

word

定食

Meaning

Set meal

word

食欲

Meaning

Appetite

word

和食

Meaning

Japanese food

word

洋食

Meaning

Western food

Words Related to 食料 Through the Kanji 料

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 料 as well.

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料理

Meaning

Cooking, Cuisine

word

料

Meaning

Fee

word

資料

Meaning

Materials

word

材料

Meaning

Material, Ingredient

word

料金

Meaning

Fee

word

飲料水

Meaning

Drinking water

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無料

Meaning

Free

word

給料

Meaning

Salary

word

送料

Meaning

Shipping

word

燃料

Meaning

Fuel

word

有料

Meaning

Fee

word

史料

Meaning

Materials, Historical

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原料

Meaning

Raw material

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調味料

Meaning

Seasoning

word

飲料

Meaning

Beverage

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