料理 Cooking

Meaning

Primary

Cooking

Alternatives

Cuisine, Dish

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

There is a reason for this fee that you have to pay to get in here. We are cooking cuisine for you to eat while you're watching the show. If we weren't cooking a dish for you, we probably wouldn't charge you this fee!

Reading

りょうり

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜料理

  魚料理

  fish dish

  肉料理

  meat dish

  家庭料理

  home cooking

• 料理〜

  料理店

  restaurant

  料理人

  a cook

  料理屋

  restaurant

• 料理に〜

  料理に使える

  can use for cooking

  料理に使う

  to use in cooking

  料理に欠かせない

  indispensable for cooking

• 料理を〜

  料理を作る

  to prepare a meal

  料理を食べる

  to eat a meal

  料理をする

  to cook

Context Sentences

メニューには魚料理がたくさんございますが、みなさんどれになさいますか？

There's a lot of fish on the menu. What is everyone getting?

マミは、カリフラワーを白いブロッコリーだとかんちがいして料理しました。

Mami mistook the cauliflower for white broccoli and cooked it.

簡単な料理しかできません。

I can only cook simple cuisine.

Kanji Composition

1. 料

   りょう Fee
2. 理

   り Reason