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香味料 (koumiryou) Japanese meaning: flavoring | Kotomora

香こう味み料りょう

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Meanings

1

flavoring; seasoning; spice

General term for substances added to food to enhance flavor, including spices, herbs, and extracts.

この料りょう理りには数すう種しゅ類るいの香こう味み料

Kanji

香incense, smell, perfume
味flavor, taste
料fee, materials

Related words

調ちょう味み料りょう
調味料 is a broader term for seasonings (soy sauce, salt, sugar, etc.), while 香味料 specifically refers to aromatic flavorings like spices and herbs.

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Several kinds of seasonings are used in this dish.

香こう味み

Etymology

Compound of 香 (fragrance), 味 (taste), and 料 (material). The reading is on'yomi.