Vocabulary

What does 料理 (りょうり, ryouri) mean?

料理 (りょうり, ryouri) means dish, cooking.

Quick facts
Readingりょうり
Romajiryouri
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
りょうり
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonryouri

dish, cooking

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive cooking; cookery; cuisine
  2. 2noun · suru verb · transitive dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing

Example sentences

  • I like Japanese food.

  • My mother's cooking is delicious.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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