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兵糧 (ひょうろう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
provisions ; food supplies
Primarily used in military or expeditionary contexts for food and supplies carried by an army or group. In modern usage, it can appear in historical descriptions or metaphorical expressions like 兵糧攻め (starving out an enemy).
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During the long march, their provisions were nearly exhausted.
Written forms 兵ひょう 糧ろう Usage 83%
Standard modern spelling; used in news and official contexts.
兵ひょう 粮ろう Usage 17%
out-dated kanji form
Outdated kanji variant; 粮 is the kyūjitai form of 糧.
Kanji 兵 soldier, private, troops Similar words 食しょく 料りょう 食料 is a general term for food or foodstuffs, while 兵糧 specifically refers to military or expeditionary provisions.
糧りょう 食しょく 糧食 also means provisions or food supplies, but is less specifically military and can be used for any journey or survival situation.
Etymology Compound of 兵 (hei, 'soldier, army') and 糧 (ryō, 'food, provisions'). The reading ひょうろう is a regular sound change from へいりょう (hei + ryō).
