料
りょう · ryou (also spelled ryo)
Fee, charge, rate
- material
Other ways to say “fee” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
私は台所で料理をします。
わたしはだいどころでりょうりをします。
I cook in the kitchen.
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七時まで料理をします。
しちじまでりょうりをします。
I cook until seven o'clock.
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母と一緒に料理します。
ははといっしょにりょうりします。
I cook together with my mother.
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この料理は美味しいです。
このりょうりはおいしいです。
This dish is delicious.
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What does 料 mean?
Fee, charge, rate. It can also mean: material.
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りょう (ryou). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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