糧

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 糧 is read as かて and means provisions for living or, figuratively, nourishment that supports future growth and endurance.
• Basic usage: Use 数日分の糧 for several days of provisions and 将来の糧になる for an experience becoming nourishment for the future.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference between 糧 and 食料
  • The former covers both food provisions and figurative nourishment such as experience or knowledge, whereas the latter means food supplies.