粥
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 粥
1
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
Examples
若いときは貧乏でかゆをすすって暮らした。
When he was young, he was so poor that he virtually had to live on gruel.
2
しゅく only
breakfast (in Zen temples)
Kanji in this Word
粥
12 strokes
Frequency: 2280
Grade 9
Meanings
rice gruel
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
イク
シュク
ジュク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
かゆ
かい
ひさ.ぐ
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