fee, materials
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.
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.
Picture a measuring ladle (斗) next to rice (米): you are measuring out rice to pay a fee or to gather materials for cooking.
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.
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free (of charge); gratuitous
cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish
fee; charge; rate
material; materials; data; information; documents
postage; carriage; shipping charge
fee; charge; fare
fuel
salary; wages; pay
fee-charging; paid; not free
materials; ingredients
food
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
beverage; drink
raw materials; ingredient
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
raw materials; ingredients
paint; coating; varnish
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
flavoring; flavouring; spices
fodder; feed
spice; spices; condiment
clothing
sample; specimen; test piece
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
low rates
use fee; rent
admission fee (for a museum, etc.)
public utilities charge
chemical fertilizer; chemical fertiliser
course fee; tuition fee
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
tuition fee; course fee
cook; chef
restaurant
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
nuclear fuel
sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
payday; pay day
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
additional fee; extra charge
foodstuff; groceries
drinking water