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RTK / HeisigFrame #995

provisions

Lv 52

Strokes: 18

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

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provisions RTK

Community Mnemonic

785 votes

Imagine Japanese army provisions like obentou boxes, always containing the same quantity of rice. (thanks darg_sama, emphasizing quantity and the nuance of food "rations", "food supply": the kanji also appears in "military provisions" and "army rice").

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

りょうろう

Kun'yomi

かて