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飲料 (いんりょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

飲いん料りょう

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Meanings

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noun

beverage; drink

A somewhat formal term for a drink, often used in commercial, industrial, or written contexts. In casual speech, 飲み物 is more common.

この自じ動どう販はん売ばい機きでは、さまざまな飲いん料りょうを販はん売ばいしています。
This vending machine sells a variety of beverages.

会かい議ぎの前まえに、飲いん料りょうを用よう意いしておいてください。

Please prepare some drinks before the meeting.

Kanji

飲drink, smoke, take
料fee, materials

Similar words

飲のみ物もの
The everyday word for 'drink' or 'beverage'. 飲料 is more formal and often used in business, product labels, or news.

Etymology

Compound of 飲 (in, 'drink') and 料 (ryō, 'material' or 'stuff'), literally 'drink material'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.