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How to say 'Cooking' or 'Cuisine' in Japanese | 料理

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The Japanese word for Cooking or Cuisine is 'Ryouri', written as 料理 in Japanese.'Cooking' or 'Cuisine' in hiragana is りょうり.

    word

    料理

    Meaning

    Cooking, Cuisine

    Reading

    りょうり

    ryouri

    Kanji

    料Materials, Fee 理Reason

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '料理 (りょうり)' primarily means 'cooking' or 'cuisine'. It refers to the act of preparing food or the style of food preparation. This word is commonly used in contexts related to food, such as discussing cooking techniques, types of cuisine, or the process of making a meal. For example: I enjoy cooking「料理が好きです」(りょうりがすきです). Japanese cuisine is delicious「日本料理は美味しい」(にほんりょうりはおいしい). The word can also be used to describe a specific dish or meal, as in 'tonight's dinner'「今夜の料理」(こんやのりょうり).

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    725

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 料理

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    料

    Meaning

    Materials, Fee

  • kanji

    理

    Meaning

    Reason

Words Related to 料理 Through the Kanji 料

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 料 as well.

  • word

    料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    資料

    Meaning

    Materials

  • word

    材料

    Meaning

    Material, Ingredient

  • word

    料金

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    飲料水

    Meaning

    Drinking water

  • word

    無料

    Meaning

    Free

  • word

    給料

    Meaning

    Salary

  • word

    送料

    Meaning

    Shipping

  • word

    食料

    Meaning

    Food

  • word

    燃料

    Meaning

    Fuel

  • word

    有料

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    史料

    Meaning

    Materials, Historical

  • word

    原料

    Meaning

    Raw material

  • word

    調味料

    Meaning

    Seasoning

  • word

    飲料

    Meaning

    Beverage

Words Related to 料理 Through the Kanji 理

These 33 Words contain the Kanji 理 as well.

  • word

    理由

    Meaning

    Reason

  • word

    無理

    Meaning

    Impossible

  • word

    理論

    Meaning

    Theory

  • word

    理科

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    修理

    Meaning

    Repair

  • word

    心理

    Meaning

    Psychology

  • word

    管理

    Meaning

    Management

  • word

    処理

    Meaning

    Processing, Disposal

  • word

    理想

    Meaning

    Ideal

  • word

    論理

    Meaning

    Logic

  • word

    原理

    Meaning

    Principle

  • word

    生理

    Meaning

    Menstruation, Physiology

  • word

    代理

    Meaning

    Proxy

  • word

    合理

    Meaning

    Rationality

  • word

    義理

    Meaning

    Duty, Obligation

  • word

    合理的

    Meaning

    Rational

  • word

    整理

    Meaning

    Organize, Sort

  • word

    物理

    Meaning

    Physics

  • word

    理事

    Meaning

    Director

  • word

    倫理

    Meaning

    Ethics

  • word

    理念

    Meaning

    Philosophy

  • word

    真理

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    理性

    Meaning

    Reason

  • word

    理屈

    Meaning

    Logic, Reasoning

  • word

    総理

    Meaning

    Premier

  • word

    地理

    Meaning

    Geography

  • word

    理

    Meaning

    Reason

  • word

    調理

    Meaning

    Cooking

  • word

    理解

    Meaning

    Understanding

  • word

    論理的

    Meaning

    Logical

  • word

    無理矢理

    Meaning

    Forcibly

  • word

    理系

    Meaning

    Science

  • word

    総理大臣

    Meaning

    Prime Minister

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What does 'Ryouri' (料理) mean?

'Ryouri' means 'Cooking' or 'Cuisine' .

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