What does 粥 mean?
粥 is a Japanese noun meaning “rice porridge” in English. It can also be translated as “breakfast (in Zen temples)” depending on context. It is written as 粥 in kanji, かゆ in hiragana, and kayu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
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.