飼料

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 飼料, read しりょう, means feed given to animals being raised or kept.
• Basic usage: It names feed used in animal husbandry, such as food for cattle or farmed fish.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The homophone 資料
  • 資料 is also read しりょう, but means material used for research or explanation. 飼, associated with keeping animals, identifies the spelling for feed.