WORD DETAIL
食料
しょくりょう
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Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
食料, readしょくりょう, denotes food prepared or stored as provisions for living or travel. - Basic usage: It names provisions packed for a hike and a week’s supply of food stored in a warehouse.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Food considered as provisions
- It treats food as supplies prepared or stored for living or travel rather than one prepared dish.

