糧 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「米」 + 音符「量」。「かて」を意味する漢語{糧}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

provisions, food, bread

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • リョウJHS
  • ロウHS
Kun (native)
  • かてHS
Other languages
  • 拼音liang2
  • 한글ryang
  • Hán-ViệtLương

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
18 strokes
Radical
米(こめ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7CE7

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰米量

Words using this kanji

  • 糧食りょうしょく食糧。食物。特に、貯蔵ないしは携行する食糧。provisions
  • かて食べ物。食糧。 (比喩的に)活力の源。また成長や反省の材料。food, provisions, nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.), sustenance (e.g. of one's life)
  • 糧道りょうどう食料を運搬する道。 (比喩的に)生計を立てる手段。supply line, supply of provisions
  • 糧秣りょうまつ兵士の食料と軍馬の秣。military provisions and cavalry horse fodder
  • 糧米りょうまい食糧としての米。rice (as provisions)
  • 糧食準備りょうしょくじゅんびfood preparation

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-6-12
Four Corner
9691.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
6b12.1
Heisig
995
Nelson
3490