料

JLPT N4

Fee, material

Readings

On’yomi: リョウ (ryou)

Structure

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Vocabulary

料金

りょうきん

fee

料理

りょうり

cooking

材料

ざいりょう

ingredient

無料

むりょう

free of charge

飲料

いんりょう

beverage

Example Sentences

料金を払います。

りょうきんをはらいます。

I pay the fee.

日本料理が好きです。

にほんりょうりがすきです。

I like Japanese food.

材料を買います。

ざいりょうをかいます。

I buy ingredients.

このサービスは無料です。

このさーびすはむりょうです。

This service is free.

飲料水を用意します。

いんりょうすいをよういします。

I prepare drinking water.

Cultural Note

🧾 料 reflects the practical and resource-focused aspects of Japanese culture:
• Rice (米) historically symbolized wealth and sustenance, so measuring it for cooking or trade was vital.
• The kanji extends to modern usage in fees, materials, ingredients, and resources, showing Japan’s long history of organized measurement and accounting.
• Many daily words like 料理 (cooking), 料金 (fee), 材料 (ingredients) stem from this kanji.