香こう辛しん料りょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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General term for spices and seasonings used in cooking, including both single spices and blends.

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Various spices are used in curry.

この料りょう理りは香こう辛しん料りょうが効きいていておいしい。

This dish is delicious with its well-balanced spices.

スパイス
スパイス is the casual loanword for spice used in everyday cooking talk, while 香辛料 is the more formal, technical term found in recipes and food science.
調ちょう味み料りょうN3
調味料 is the broad category of all seasonings (soy sauce, miso, salt, sugar), whereas 香辛料 refers specifically to aromatic spices like pepper and cinnamon.
薬やく味み
薬味 refers to fresh garnish-like condiments such as grated ginger or green onion added at the table, while 香辛料 covers dried spices used in cooking itself.

香こう料りょう
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.

Compound of 香 (fragrance), 辛 (pungent/spicy), and 料 (ingredient/material). The word transparently means 'fragrant-spicy ingredient'.

A feature of this restaurant's cooking is the generous use of spices.

The spicy soup warmed up my chilled body.