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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

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    4

    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.

  • word

    食パン

    Meaning

    Bread

  • word

    朝食

    Meaning

    Breakfast

  • word

    定食

    Meaning

    Set meal

  • word

    食

    Meaning

    Food, Meal

  • word

    食卓

    Meaning

    Dining table

  • word

    乞食

    Meaning

    Beggar

  • word

    食事

    Meaning

    Meal

  • word

    食べる

    Meaning

    Eat

  • word

    食堂

    Meaning

    Cafeteria

  • word

    昼食

    Meaning

    Lunch

  • word

    和食

    Meaning

    Japanese food

  • word

    洋食

    Meaning

    Western food

  • word

    食う

    Meaning

    Eat

  • word

    食物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    夕食

    Meaning

    Dinner

  • word

    食欲

    Meaning

    Appetite

  • word

    食品

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    衣食住

    Meaning

    Necessities

  • word

    食費

    Meaning

    Food expenses

  • word

    食糧

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    食べ物

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    食器

    Meaning

    Tableware

  • word

    主食

    Meaning

    Staple food

Words Related to 食料 Through the Kanji 料

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 料 as well.

  • word

    史料

    Meaning

    Materials, Historical

  • word

    調味料

    Meaning

    Seasoning

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    料金

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    給料

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    送料

    Meaning

    Shipping

  • word

    資料

    Meaning

    Materials

  • word

    燃料

    Meaning

    Fuel

  • word

    無料

    Meaning

    Free

  • word

    料理

    Meaning

    Cooking, Cuisine

  • word

    料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    材料

    Meaning

    Material, Ingredient

  • word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    原料

    Meaning

    Raw material

  • word

    飲料

    Meaning

    Beverage

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