漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 410 strokesRadical
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リョウ
Kun
Meaning
fee, materials, ingredients

Origin

ORIGIN

An associative character combining 米 (rice) and 斗 (a measuring scoop). From measuring rice it came to mean to measure, materials, and fee.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

リョウ料金・料理・材料

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 料理りょうり

    cooking, dish

  • 材料ざいりょう

    materials

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

母は料理がとても上手だ。

My mother is very good at cooking.

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