JLPT N4 · 10 strokes
Kanji 料: "fee, materials"
The kanji 料 means "fee, materials". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read リョウ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fee, materials |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 295 of 2,501 |
Common words with 料
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 料理cooking; cookery; cuisine; food · dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
- 資料material; materials; data; information
- 材料materials; ingredients · material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter
- 食料food
- 給料salary; wages; pay
- 無料free (of charge); gratuitous
- 料金fee; charge; fare
- 料fee; charge; rate · material
- 料理人cook; chef
- 燃料fuel
- 調味料seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
- 手料理home cooking
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