ChiramiN4 kanji · 10 strokes
料 means fee, ingredients
料
米 rice · 斗 ladle
料Real origin
Measuring rice (米) with a ladle (斗): ingredients, a fee.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- fee, materials
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 4 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) リョウ ryou
リョウ (ryou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
料理 りょうり · ryouri
cooking, cookery
Built from
- 米 rice
- 斗 ladle
米 Used in 29 kanji
斗 Used in 4 kanji
Quick check
What does 料 mean?
Right: 料 means fee, ingredients.Not quite: 料 means fee, ingredients.In 料理, 料 is read りょう. Which kind of reading is that?
Right. 料理 is read りょうり (ryouri): 料 takes リョウ, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 料 has.Not quite. 料理 is read りょうり (ryouri): 料 takes リョウ, its reading from Chinese. It's the only reading 料 has.