Kanji

What does the kanji 料 mean?

料 means material, ingredient; fee, charge. On'yomi リョウ.

Quick facts
On'yomiリョウ
Strokes10
Main radical斗
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi リョウ
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

material, ingredient; fee, charge

Memory hook

Using the measuring scoop (斗) to portion out rice (米) as raw material — MATERIAL, FEE.

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

  • 料理りょうりdish, cooking

More words with this kanji

  • 食料品しょくりょうひんfoodstuffs, groceries
  • 料金りょうきんfee, charge
  • 材料ざいりょうingredient, material
  • 無料むりょうfree of charge
  • 給料きゅうりょうsalary, wages
  • 衣料いりょうclothing, apparel
  • 食料しょくりょうfood, foodstuffs
  • 原料げんりょうraw materials
  • 有料ゆうりょうpaid, chargeable
  • 資料しりょうmaterials, data
  • 送料そうりょうshipping fee
  • 原材料げんざいりょうraw materials and ingredients
  • 調味料ちょうみりょうseasoning, condiment
  • ~料~りょうfee, charge; material, ingredient (suffix)
  • 燃料ねんりょうfuel
  • 香辛料こうしんりょうspice, seasoning

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.