provisions

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 糧 has 18 strokes and denotes food provisions or something that sustains growth.
• Basic usage: 食糧 is read しょくりょう, and 糧 is read かて.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Food supplies and figurative nourishment
  • 数日分の食糧 means several days' worth of food.
  • 失敗した経験も将来の糧になる means even an experience of failure can nourish future growth.
  • 糧 can figuratively describe strength or learning gained from experience.