料理

りょうり

Cooking; cuisine; dish

N5noun·ryouri

How to remember it

料 (ingredients) + 理 (arrange) — arranging ingredients into a cooked dish.

Example sentences

  • 母は毎日料理を作ります。

    はははまいにちりょうりをつくります。

    My mother cooks every day.

  • 日本料理が好きです。

    にほんりょうりがすきです。

    I like Japanese cuisine.

Usage

Both 'the act of cooking' and 'a dish'; add する to mean 'to cook'.

Related words

料理人食べ物ご飯台所

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