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料理

Cooking


Meaning

Cooking, Cuisine, Dish

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

There is a reason for this fee that you have to pay to get in here. We are cooking cuisine for you to eat while you're watching the show. If we weren't cooking a dish for you, we probably wouldn't charge you this fee!


Reading

りょうり

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 料理屋

    restaurant

    料理人

    a cook

    料理店

    restaurant

  • 料理をする

    to cook

    料理を食べる

    to eat a meal

    料理を作る

    to prepare a meal

  • 料理に欠かせない

    indispensable for cooking

    料理に使う

    to use in cooking

    料理に使える

    can use for cooking

  • 家庭料理

    home cooking

    肉料理

    meat dish

    魚料理

    fish dish

Context Sentences

メニューには魚料理がたくさんございますが、みなさんどれになさいますか?

There's a lot of fish on the menu. What is everyone getting?

マミは、カリフラワーを白いブロッコリーだと思って料理していました。

Mami thought cauliflower was just white broccoli and cooked it accordingly.

料理はほとんど出来ません。

I can hardly cook.


Kanji Composition