食糧(しょくりょう)

しょくりょう
noun
provisions, food supply
See also: 食料(しょくりょう) (food (料))
1. provisions, food supply, rations
Food stored or supplied for future use, especially for emergencies or expeditions.
食糧(しょくりょう)を備蓄(びちく)しておく。
We stockpile food provisions.
食糧不足(しょくりょうぶそく)が深刻(しんこく)な問題(もんだい)だ。
Food shortage is a serious problem.
登山(とざん)に必要(ひつよう)な食糧(しょくりょう)を準備(じゅんび)した。
I prepared the food supplies needed for mountain climbing.
地震(じしん)に備(そな)えて、三日分(みっかぶん)の食糧(しょくりょう)を家(いえ)に置(お)いてある。
In preparation for earthquakes, I keep three days' worth of food provisions at home.
戦争(せんそう)が長引(ながび)くにつれて、食糧(しょくりょう)の確保(かくほ)がますます困難(こんなん)になった。
As the war dragged on, securing food supplies became increasingly difficult.

Often used in contexts of emergency preparedness, expeditions, or large-scale food supply issues.

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Added 2026.1.12 21:48 · Revised 2026.5.28 0:43
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