料
fee, materials
Readings
On'yomi
- リョウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
料 centers on the idea of measuring out or apportioning something of value: a fee is a measured payment, and materials are measured supplies for a task.
Most common words using 料
24 of 584- 無料むりょうN4
free (of charge); gratuitous
- 料理りょうりN5
cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish
- 料りょうN2
fee; charge; rate
- 資料しりょうN4
material; materials; data; information; documents
- 送料そうりょうN3
postage; carriage; shipping charge
- 料金りょうきんN3
fee; charge; fare
- 燃料ねんりょうN1
fuel
- 給料きゅうりょうN4
salary; wages; pay
- 有料ゆうりょうN3
fee-charging; paid; not free
- 材料ざいりょうN4
materials; ingredients
- 食料しょくりょうN3
food
- 手数料てすうりょうN2
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
- 飲料いんりょう
beverage; drink
- 原料げんりょうN3
raw materials; ingredient
- 肥料ひりょうN1
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
- 原材料げんざいりょう
raw materials; ingredients
- 塗料とりょう
paint; coating; varnish
- 史料しりょう
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
- 料亭りょうてい
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
- 香料こうりょう
flavoring; flavouring; spices
- 飼料しりょう
fodder; feed
- 香辛料こうしんりょうN1
spice; spices; condiment
- 衣料いりょうN1
clothing
- 試料しりょう
sample; specimen; test piece
Study
Etymology
料 combines 米 (rice) and 斗 (a measuring ladle or dipper), suggesting the act of measuring rice or grain. This measuring sense extended to apportioning fees and materials.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a measuring ladle (斗) next to rice (米): you are measuring out rice to pay a fee or to gather materials for cooking.
Reading mnemonic
For リョウ, imagine a landlord named Ryo measuring rice to collect the rent fee: Ryo -> リョウ, and the ladle measures the rice.