粥 (Kayu) is a Japanese noun meaning “thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee”.
Meanings
- nounthin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
- nounbreakfast (in Zen temples)
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).