料

Meaning

Fee, materials · tarifa, materiales

Readings

• On (音読み): リョウ
• Kun (訓読み): —

Example words

• 料理（りょうり）— cooking; a dish
• 料金（りょうきん）— fee; charge
• 無料（むりょう）— free of charge

Structure

Radical 斗 (とます · Dipper) · 10 strokes · school grade 4

Watch out

Rice (米) + a measuring ladle (斗): measured ingredients. 料理 means both cooking and a dish (スペイン料理 = Spanish cuisine). ～料 = fee: 入場料, 手数料; 無料/有料 = free/paid on signs.