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料
Fee, Material, Ingredient
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
The kanji 料 appears everywhere in Japan—from 料金 (fees) on train tickets to 料理 (cooking). It often relates to materials, ingredients, or charges.
Memory Trick
Imagine paying a fee at a ticket counter before entering an attraction. That payment helps you remember 料 means 'fee.'
Readings
Onyomi: リョウ (ryou)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
料理
りょうり (ryouri)
Cooking, cuisine
料金
りょうきん (ryoukin)
Fee, charge
無料
むりょう (muryou)
Free of charge
材料
ざいりょう (zairyou)
Ingredient, material
Example Sentence
この バスの 料金は 二百円です。
この バスの りょうきんは にひゃくえんです。
kono basu no ryoukin wa nihyaku en desu
The bus fare is 200 yen.