Word Meaning

かて kate

糧 is read as かて (kate) and means food.

Meaning

English

  1. food
  2. provisions
  3. nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.)
  4. sustenance (e.g. of one's life)
  5. source of encouragement

Reading

Kana

かて

Romaji

kate

Writing Variants

  • かりて karite
  • りょう ryou
  • かて kate
  • かりて karite
  • りょう ryou

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Synonyms ,食い物,食餌,食物,食べ物 Rank 140901 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

糧食

りょうしょく

provisions

兵糧

ひょうろう

(army) provisions

食糧

しょくりょう

food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat)

食糧庁

しょくりょうちょう

food agency

国際連合食糧農業機関

こくさいれんごうしょくりょうのうぎょうきかん

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

国連食糧農業機関

こくれんしょくりょうのうぎょうきかん

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (Organisation)

国際食糧政策研究所

こくさいしょくりょうせいさくけんきゅうじょ

International Food Policy Research Institute

世界食糧計画

せかいしょくりょうけいかく

World Food Program

食糧管理制度

しょくりょうかんりせいど

food control system

Example Sentences

10

We ran out of food.

Food has been in short supply.

Have you made provisions?

Give water to the thirsty and food to the hungry.

They communicate the distance and direction of the food by dancing.

But the Evans were clean and they had enough to eat.

The hurricane survivors were allotted adequate food provisions for their basic nourishment.

Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.

Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Our Father in the heavens, your name shall be holy. Thy kingdom come. May your will be done on earth as it is done in heaven. Please give us our daily bread today as well. Please forgive us our sins. We also forgive men. Please do not tempt us, Please save us from evil. The country, power and glory are yours forever. Amen.