- 1. [n] {food} thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
- 2. [n] breakfast (in Zen temples)
Kanji in this word
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粥
rice gruelOn: イク (iku)、 シュク (shuku)、 ジュク (juku)Kun: かゆ (kayu)、 かい (kai)、 ひさ.ぐ (hisa.gu)
Example Sentences
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.