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料

fee, materials

JLPTN4StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 500Strokes10

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

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  • 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

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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.