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香料 (こうりょう, kouryou) Japanese meaning: flavoring | Kotomora
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Several kinds of spices are used in this curry.
Add synthetic flavoring to food.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 香こう 料りょう を 加くわ える to add flavoring/spice to something
Natural flavoring has been added to this juice.
香こう 料りょう の 香かお りがする to have the scent of a fragrance
When I entered the room, I smelled a fragrance.
香こう 料りょう を 包つつ む to wrap up a condolence gift (of money or incense)
I brought a wrapped condolence gift to the wake.
〈 物もの 〉 に 香こう 料りょう が 入はい っている to contain fragrance/flavoring
This shampoo contains synthetic fragrance.
Related words 香典 is the everyday word for money given at a funeral, while 香料 in this sense is a more formal, less common way to refer to the same condolence gift.
スパイス is the everyday loanword for cooking spices, while 香料 is a broader term that also covers synthetic flavorings.
香水 refers specifically to perfume worn on the body, while 香料 is the general term for any fragrant substance, including raw materials.
Don't confuse with 香料 refers to the raw fragrance ingredient or flavoring used in manufacturing, while 香水 is the finished liquid product applied to the skin.
香料 means a fragrance or flavoring agent (used in perfumes, cosmetics, or processed foods), while 香辛料 specifically means a spice used to season food.
Word family fragrance-free; unscented; unflavored
artificial flavoring · synthetic perfume
natural fragrance; natural flavoring
Etymology Compound of 香 (fragrance, incense) and 料 (material, ingredient). The term originally referred to aromatic materials and later extended to flavorings and funeral gifts.
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