兵糧
Meanings
1
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).
Cutting off the enemy's provisions was the key to victory.
During the long march, their provisions were nearly exhausted.
Usage patterns
- 兵糧が尽きるfor provisions to run out
The provisions in the castle ran out, and the soldiers suffered.
- 兵糧を運ぶto transport provisions
The farmers carried provisions all the way to the battlefield.
- 兵糧を蓄えるto stockpile provisions
They stockpiled provisions in the castle in preparation for a long siege.